museum Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value

WordNet


Mu*se"um noun
Etymology
L., a temple of the Muses, hence, a place of study, fr. Gr. , fr. a Muse.
Definitions
  1. A repository or a collection of natural, scientific, or literary curiosities, or of works of art.

Webster 1913