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English noun: Muse | |||
| 1. | Muse (person) in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Greek deity | ||
| Instance hyponym | Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, Urania | ||
| 2. | muse (cognition) the source of an artist's inspiration | ||
| Samples | Euterpe was his muse. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | germ, seed, source | ||
English verb: muse | |||
| 1. | muse (cognition) reflect deeply on a subject | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cerebrate, cogitate, think | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bethink, cogitate, consider, introspect, premeditate, puzzle, question, study, theologise, theologize, wonder | ||
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