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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun muse has 2 senses
- muse(n = noun.person) - in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science; is a kind of greek deity
- muse(n = noun.cognition) - the source of an artist's inspiration; "Euterpe was his muse" is a kind of germ, seed, source
has particulars: calliope, clio, erato, euterpe, melpomene, polyhymnia, terpsichore, thalia, urania
Derived form verb muse1
Verb muse has 1 sense
- muse(v = verb.cognition) chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over - reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" is one way to cerebrate, cogitate, think
Derived forms noun muse2, noun muser1, noun musing1
Sample sentence:
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CIDE DICTIONARY
muse, n. [From F. musse. See Muset.].
A gap or hole in a hedge, hence, wall, or the like, through which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a muset. [1913 Webster]
"Find a hare without a muse."
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- One of the nine goddesses, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who presided over song and the different kinds of poetry, and also the arts and sciences; -- often used in the plural. At one time certain other goddesses were considered as muses. [1913 Webster]" The names of the Muses and the arts they presided over were:
Calliope (Epic poetry),Clio (History),Erato (Lyric poetry),Euterpe (music),Melpomene (Tragedy),Polymnia orPolyhymnia (religious music),Terpsichore (dance),Thalia (comedy), andUrania (astronomy)." [1913 Webster]"Granville commands; your aid, O Muses, bring:
What Muse for Granville can refuse to sing?" [1913 Webster] - A particular power and practice of poetry; the inspirational genius of a poet. Shak. [1913 Webster]
- A poet; a bard. Milton. [1913 Webster]
muse, v. i. [F. muser to loiter or trifle, orig., to stand with open mouth, fr. LL. musus, morsus, muzzle, snout, fr. L. morsus a biting, bite, fr. mordere to bite. See Morsel, and cf. Amuse, Muzzle, n. ].
- To think closely; to study in silence; to meditate. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]"He mused upon some dangerous plot." [1913 Webster]
- To be absent in mind; to be so occupied in study or contemplation as not to observe passing scenes or things present; to be in a brown study. Daniel. [1913 Webster]
- To wonder. Spenser.
B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To consider; meditate; ruminate. See Ponder.
muse, v. t.
- To think on; to meditate on. [1913 Webster]"Come, then, expressive Silence, muse his praise." [1913 Webster]
- To wonder at. Shak. [1913 Webster]
muse, n.
- Contemplation which abstracts the mind from passing scenes; absorbing thought; hence, absence of mind; a brown study. Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Wonder, or admiration. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
muse, n.
1 (as the Muses) (in Greek and Roman mythology) nine goddesses, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who inspire poetry, music, drama, etc.
2 (usu. prec. by the) a a poet's inspiring goddess. b a poet's genius.
1 (as the Muses) (in Greek and Roman mythology) nine goddesses, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who inspire poetry, music, drama, etc.
2 (usu. prec. by the) a a poet's inspiring goddess. b a poet's genius.
muse, v. & n. literary
--v.
1 intr. a (usu. foll. by on, upon) ponder, reflect. b (usu. foll. by on) gaze meditatively (on a scene etc.).
2 tr. say meditatively.
--n. archaic a fit of abstraction.
--v.
1 intr. a (usu. foll. by on, upon) ponder, reflect. b (usu. foll. by on) gaze meditatively (on a scene etc.).
2 tr. say meditatively.
--n. archaic a fit of abstraction.
Etymology
ME f. OF muser to waste time f. Rmc perh. f. med.L musum muzzle