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- [myooz]
- /myuz/
- /mjuːz/
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- [myooz]
- /myuz/
Definitions of muses word
- verb without object muses to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject. 1
- verb without object muses Archaic. to gaze meditatively or wonderingly. 1
- verb with object muses to meditate on. 1
- verb with object muses to comment thoughtfully or ruminate upon. 1
- noun muses 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. 1
- noun muses (sometimes lowercase) the goddess or the power regarded as inspiring a poet, artist, thinker, or the like. 1
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Origin of muses
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English musen to mutter, gaze meditatively on, be astonished < Middle French muser, perhaps ultimately derivative of Medieval Latin mūsum muzzle
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Parts of speech for Muses
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muses popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
muses usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for muses
verb muses
noun muses
- librettists — Plural form of librettist.
- reveries — a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing: lost in reverie.
- daemons — Plural form of daemon.
- lyrists — Plural form of lyrist.
- metrists — Plural form of metrist.
Antonyms for muses
verb muses
- discards — Plural form of discard.
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