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Emporium

Emporium Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Emporium? [n] a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain Synonyms \| Synonyms for Emporium: department store Related Terms \| Find terms related to Emporium: 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 See Also \| mercantile establishment \| outlet \| retail chain \| retail store \| sales outlet Emporium In Webster's Dictionary \Empo"rium\, 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.]

Emporium Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Emporium?

[n] a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain

Synonyms | Synonyms for Emporium: department store

Emporium In Webster's Dictionary

\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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