About The Word Emporium
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Emporium
Emporium Definition And Meaning |
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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 \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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