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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
Muse n 1: in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science 2: the source of an artist's inspiration; "Euterpe was his muse" v 1: 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" [syn: chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate] | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Muse \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. --Old Prov. [1913 Webster] | ||
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Muse \Muse\, n. [F. Muse, L. Musa, Gr. ?. Cf. Mosaic, n., Music.] 1. (Class. Myth.) 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] Granville commands; your aid, O Muses, bring: What Muse for Granville can refuse to sing? --Pope. [1913 Webster] Note: 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 or Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy). [1913 Webster] 2. A particular power and practice of poetry; the inspirational genius of a poet. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. A poet; a bard. [R.] --Milton. [1913 Webster] | ||
4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Muse \Muse\, v. t. 1. To think on; to meditate on. [1913 Webster] Come, then, expressive Silence, muse his praise. --Thomson. [1913 Webster] 2. To wonder at. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] | ||
5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Muse \Muse\, n. 1. Contemplation which abstracts the mind from passing scenes; absorbing thought; hence, absence of mind; a brown study. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Wonder, or admiration. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster] | ||
6. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Muse \Muse\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Mused; p. pr. & vb. n. Musing.] [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.] 1. To think closely; to study in silence; to meditate. "Thereon mused he." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] He mused upon some dangerous plot. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] 2. 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] 3. To wonder. [Obs.] --Spenser. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] Syn: To consider; meditate; ruminate. See Ponder. [1913 Webster] | ||
7. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018) | ||
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