Meaning of EMPORIUM
| Pronunciation: | | em'powreeum
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| | Definition: | | [n] a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain |
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| | Synonyms: | | department store |
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| | See Also: | | mercantile establishment, outlet, retail chain, retail store, sales outlet | |
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| | Definition: | | Emporium
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Em*po"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Emporiums}, L. {Emporia}. [L.,
fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? belonging to commerce, fr. ? traveler,
trader; ? in + ? way through and over, path. See {In}, and
{Empiric}, {Fare}.]
1. A place of trade; a market place; a mart; esp., a city or
town with extensive commerce; the commercial center of a
country.
That wonderful emporium [Manchester] . . . was then
a mean and ill-built market town. --Macaulay.
It is pride . . . which fills our streets, our
emporiums, our theathers. --Knox.
2. (Physiol.) The brain. [Obs.]
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| | Related Terms: | | auto show, bazaar, boat show, boutique, chain store, commercial complex, concession, co-op, cooperative, countinghouse, country store, department store, dime store, discount house, discount store, establishment, exposition, fair, five-and-ten, flea fair, flea market, general store, house, magasin, mail-order house, market, market overt, marketplace, mart, open market, plaza, post, retail store, rialto, salon, shop, shopping center, shopping mall, shopping plaza, show, staple, store, street market, supermarket, trade fair, trading post, variety shop, variety store, warehouse, wareroom, wholesale house |
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