muse1
n.
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(Muse)
(in Greek and Roman mythology) each of nine goddesses who preside over the arts and sciences.
- a woman, or a force personified as a woman, who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist.
Etymology
ME: from OFr., or from L. musa, from Gk mousa.
muse2
v.
(
often muse on)
be absorbed in thought.
▸say to oneself in a thoughtful manner.
Derivative
- musing adj.
- musingly adv.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. muser ‘meditate, waste time’.