muse

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Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

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Definition

noun in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
noun the source of an artist's inspiration
verb reflect deeply on a subject

From Middle French muse, from Latin Mūsa, from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa).

Melpomene was the tragic muse. — The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems, Geoffrey Chaucer
Mr. Swinney and the Lyric Muse. — The best short stories of 1919, and the yearbook of the American short story, Unknown
HOMEWARE: You would call her your Muse? — Complete Short Works of George Meredith, George Meredith

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