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museo

museum

noun moo-ZEH-oh Less Common

Origin: from Greek 'mouseion' (seat of the Muses)

Usage Note

Museo is masculine and pluralizes regularly to musei. Note the stress on the second syllable; the related adjective is museale ('museum-related').

Examples

"Il museo è chiuso il lunedì."

Natural Translation

The museum is closed on Mondays.

Literal Translation

The museum is closed the Monday.

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