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Word: Muse
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin musa, from Greek mousa
mjuːz
(in Greek and Roman mythology) each of nine goddesses, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who preside over the arts and sciences.
Short Definition:each of nine goddesses presiding over arts and sciences
a person or personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist
Short Definition:source of inspiration for creative artist
Examples:- Yeats' muse, Maud Gonne
- the landscape was Gorky's primary muse
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