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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The discipline of museum design, organization, and management.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The science of arranging and managing museums. Also musœology.

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  • noun The design, organization, and management of museums.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[muse(um) + –ology.]

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From museum +‎ -ology.

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