[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:
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:
Middle English: from Old French muser ‘meditate, waste time’, perhaps from medieval Latin musum ‘muzzle’

[mjuːz], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an instance or period of reflection


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French muser ‘meditate, waste time’, perhaps from medieval Latin musum ‘muzzle’