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museum piece

noun

Definition of museum piece

1 : something preserved in or suitable for a museum
2 : one that is out-of-date : a thing of the past

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Synonyms for museum piece

Synonyms

antique, relic

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Examples of museum piece in a Sentence

That old computer will soon be a museum piece. that old wooden ironing board she uses is a museum piece

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Louvre station features replica museum pieces and a direct connection to the museum entrance. Robert Chg, National Geographic, "See why the world’s best subway lines are destinations unto themselves," 19 July 2019 Guests will see art from Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat along with guitars, museum pieces and selections from the singer’s own design firm. Peter Mikelbank, PEOPLE.com, "Zoë Kravitz Gets Married to Karl Glusman at Her Dad Lenny Kravitz's Paris Home," 29 June 2019 Bonds that never mature, or do so after a century or longer, aren’t just museum pieces. Georgi Kantchev, WSJ, "The Bond That’s Still Paying Interest, 280 Years Later," 6 Jan. 2019 Even in the 21st century, the Gatling gun is no mere museum piece. Matthew Moss, Popular Mechanics, "The Story of the Gatling Gun," 22 Aug. 2016 Along the way, the plates themselves have become iconic, recycled into coffee tables, museum pieces, even fine art sculptures. Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, "A Heavenly Disk To Map The Universe," 13 Aug. 2018 That fatberg was removed in chunks, but one of those chunks was given a second life as a museum piece. Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "Watch London's Gross Fatberg Gruesomely Transform in Real Time," 15 Aug. 2018 Is Barbie a museum piece without contemporary relevance? Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, "An immigrant story, atrocity tourism, the future of Barbie," 28 June 2018 His apartment has become a staging area for the museum pieces, including a 1901 Koken barber chair and antique poles of various sizes and styles. New York Times, "'Barbering Is an Art’," 4 May 2018

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First Known Use of museum piece

1898, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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museum piece

noun

English Language Learners Definition of museum piece

: a valuable object that is in a museum or that is suitable for a museum
: something or someone that is very old or old-fashioned

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