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EMPORIUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: emporia   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain

Synonyms:

department store; emporium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("emporium" is a kind of...):

mercantile establishment; outlet; retail store; sales outlet (a place of business for retailing goods)

Holonyms ("emporium" is a member of...):

retail chain (a chain of retail stores)

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