Meanings
proper nounthe Mouseion
alternative Museum · alternative Musaeum
- historicalAn ancient institution said to have been founded by Ptolemy I Soter (c. 369–282 BCE) as a place for music, poetry and philosophy, including the Library of Alexandria.
These were stored at the Mouseion, a shrine to the Muses modeled after Aristotle’s Lyceum. Aristotle’s own book collection was said to be among the holdings.
2026 July 8, Rose Horowitch, “The End of Reading Is Here”, in Jeffrey Goldberg, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2026
Origin
- Ancient GreekΜουσεῖον
- EnglishMouseion
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon).
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French Musée
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APA
Mouseion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mouseion
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“Mouseion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mouseion. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mouseion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mouseion.
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