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[mjuːz], (Noun)
Definitions:
- (in Greek and Roman mythology) each of nine goddesses, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who preside over the arts and sciences
- a person or personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist
(e.g: Yeats' muse, Maud Gonne)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin musa, from Greek mousa
[mjuːz], (Verb)
Definitions:
- be absorbed in thought
(e.g: he was musing on the problems he faced)
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Origin
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Middle English: from Old French muser ‘meditate, waste time’, perhaps from medieval Latin musum ‘muzzle’
[mjuːz], (Noun)
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- an instance or period of reflection
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Origin
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Middle English: from Old French muser ‘meditate, waste time’, perhaps from medieval Latin musum ‘muzzle’
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