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单词 museumish
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museumishadj.

Brit. /mjuːˈziːəmɪʃ/, /mjᵿˈziːəmɪʃ/, U.S. /mjuˈziəmɪʃ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: museum n., -ish suffix1.
Etymology: < museum n. + -ish suffix1.
Resembling or suggestive of a museum or an exhibit in a museum.
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society > communication > manifestation > showing to the sight > exposure to public view > an exhibition > [adjective] > museum
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1926 D. H. Lawrence Lett. (1932) 657 I wouldn't care to live in Assisi..it's too museumish, not enough life in it now.
1937 Observer 5 Sept. 13/3 Might not the echo of battles long ago bring a museumish air to theatre walls?
1959 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 86 350 I had a feeling that it [sc. a book] is museumish so I went to the American Museum of Natural History.
2000 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 19 July 23 The couple's ambition was to do away with the museumish feel of most furniture stores.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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