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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

뮤즈

Pronunciation / Transliteration: myujeu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Muse/mjuːz/
nounverbCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그녀는 그의 뮤즈로, 그의 예술에 영감을 준다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person or personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist.

    "The artist found his muse in the beauty of the landscape."
As verb
  1. 1

    To be absorbed in thought or to ponder.

    "She mused over the possibilities of her future."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the ancient Greek Mousa via Latin Musa, referring to the nine goddesses of literature, science, and the arts in Greek mythology. By the late 16th century, the term evolved in English to denote a source of artistic inspiration or the inspiring spirit itself.

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