| muse | 1. One of the nine goddesses who presided over song and the different kinds of poetry, and also the arts and sciences; often used in the plural. "Granville commands; your aid, O Muses, bring: What Muse for Granville can refuse to sing?" (Pope) The names of the Muses were Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polymnia or Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, and Urania. 2. A particular power and practice of poetry. 3. A poet; a bard. Origin: F. Muse, L. Musa, Gr. Cf. Mosaic, Music. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| museum | A repository or a collection of natural, scientific, or literary curiosities, or of works of art. Museum beetle, Museum pest. <zoology> See Anthrenus. Origin: L, a temple of the Muses, hence, a place of study, fr. Gr, fr. A Muse. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |