■ noun a building in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest are stored and exhibited.
Origin
C17 (denoting a university building): via L. from Gk mouseion 'seat of the Muses'.
■ noun a building in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest are stored and exhibited.
Origin
C17 (denoting a university building): via L. from Gk mouseion 'seat of the Muses'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004