museum
nounHow many syllables in museum?
There are 2 syllables in the word museum.How to pronounce museum:
Definition of museum:
- museum (noun):
- a place where objects are exhibited
- a room or building for displaying works of art
- a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value.
- an institution devoted to the procurement, care, study, and display of objects of lasting interest or value
Synonyms for museum:
archives
collection
deposit
depositary
depository
display room
exhibition
exhibition room
gallery
library
science museum
Antonyms for museum:
hall of shame
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Light syllables, having short vowels and no ending consonant, often occur in unstressed positions in polysyllabic words.
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