muse has definitions from the fields of Greek mythology,religion
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[ verb ] reflect deeply on a subject

Examples

"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"

Used in print

(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)

`` Penny 's always glad to see me over there '' , he mused bleakly .

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[ noun ] (Greek mythology,religion) in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science

Used in print

(George Harmon Coxe, Error of Judgement....)

`` I asked her why she could n't do it tomorrow , but it seems the muse is working good tonight and she 's afraid to let_it_go '' .

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2950
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[ noun ] the source of an artist's inspiration

Examples

"Euterpe was his muse"

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