Mundaneum

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proper noun

An institution created in 1910 that attempted to store and classify the world's knowledge.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalAn institution created in 1910 that attempted to store and classify the world's knowledge.

Origin

From a New Latin term coined by the institution's founders; by surface analysis, mundan(us) + -eum, reflecting their cosmopolitan (internationalist and supranational) aspirations.

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Cite this entry
APA

Mundaneum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mundaneum

MLA

“Mundaneum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mundaneum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mundaneum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mundaneum.

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