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muse
1[ myooz ]
verb (used without object)
- to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
- Archaic. to gaze meditatively or wonderingly.
verb (used with object)
- to meditate on.
Synonyms: , ,
- to comment thoughtfully or ruminate upon.
Muse
2[ myooz ]
noun
- Classical Mythology.
- any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
- any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- (sometimes lowercase) the goddess or the power regarded as inspiring a poet, artist, thinker, or the like.
- (lowercase) the genius or powers characteristic of a poet.
MUSE
3abbreviation for
- Mainstream U.S. English: a dialect of American English that is considered to be standard or unmarked by dialectal variation in pronunciation, syntactic structures, or vocabulary, and that is heard in newscasts and taught in schools.
Muse
1/ ː /
noun
- Greek myth any of nine sister goddesses, each of whom was regarded as the protectress of a different art or science. Daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, the nine are Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, and Urania
muse
2/ ː /
verb
- whenintr, often foll by on or about to reflect (about) or ponder (on), usually in silence
- intr to gaze thoughtfully
noun
- archaic.a state of abstraction
muse
3/ ː /
noun
- a goddess that inspires a creative artist, esp a poet
Derived Forms
- ˈܲڳܱ, adjective
- ˈܲ, noun
- ˈܲڳܱly, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲİ noun
51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Frontier characters with colorful language come and go in spurts of saloon musing and fireside dialogue.
“All the things that might not be learned,” she mused wistfully.
In the galleries, Coltrane is divinity itself, the muse, where a muse is someone who remains silent so that you can speak for her as you wish.
“I think it's a musing about when violence would be justified with a kind of subtext critical of the administration.”
Canada will hold elections on Monday, and Trump's tariff policies and musings about making its northern neighbour part of the United States have become critical issues in the race.
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