Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A place where various goods are bought and sold; a marketplace.
- noun A large retail store or place of business.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A place of trade; a mart; a town or city of important commerce, especially one in which the commerce of an extensive country centers, or to which sellers and buyers resort from other cities or countries; a commercial center.
- noun A bazaar; a shop or store for the sale of a great variety of articles.
- noun In anc. med., the brain, because there all mental affairs are transacted.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A place of trade; a market place; a mart; esp., a city or town with extensive commerce; the commercial center of a country.
- noun (Physiol.), obsolete The brain.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A market place or trading centre, particularly of an ancient city.
- noun A
shop that offers a wide variety of goods, often usedfacetiously . - noun A
department store . - noun obsolete The
brain .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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While providing hot fries at your local junk food emporium is indeed service, and far be it from me to detract from the act of earning an honest dollar, if you are attempting to equate such service with putting your life on the line for our country, you cheapen all you claim to honor.
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We were both quite surprised to find ourselves alone in the mega emporium, which is usually swarming with shoppers.
Archive 2008-12-01 Bettina Tizzy 2008
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We were both quite surprised to find ourselves alone in the mega emporium, which is usually swarming with shoppers.
Feisty, radical and rich with culture: Eshi Otawara's upcoming Collection Bettina Tizzy 2008
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Give your event a whole different flavor and avoid cleanup by hosting it at an ice rink, bowling alley, ceramic-making studio, swimming pool or laser-tag emporium.
How To Buy & Sell just about Everything Jeff Wuorio 2003
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Give your event a whole different flavor and avoid cleanup by hosting it at an ice rink, bowling alley, ceramic-making studio, swimming pool or laser-tag emporium.
How To Buy & Sell just about Everything Jeff Wuorio 2003
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Give your event a whole different flavor and avoid cleanup by hosting it at an ice rink, bowling alley, ceramic-making studio, swimming pool or laser-tag emporium.
How To Buy & Sell just about Everything Jeff Wuorio 2003
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The emporium is a microcosm of the gallery: mixing books about art history with well-designed products, such as brightly coloured bags and mugs, it makes the once-formidable area of modern art seem accessible, aspirational and friendly.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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The emporium is a microcosm of the gallery: mixing books about art history with well-designed products, such as brightly coloured bags and mugs, it makes the once-formidable area of modern art seem accessible, aspirational and friendly.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi is a fan of the two-story ingredient emporium, which is crammed floor to ceiling with bags of Eastern spices, grains, sauces, and nuts (small bag of Kalustyan's curry powder, $5). kalustyans. com.
unknown title 2009
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To be fair, though, that movie is American Gangster – which looks likely to be one of the films of the year – and not Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, although that's because the only word Jay-Z could find to rhyme with 'emporium' was 'crematorium' rather than his decision being based on any kind of artistic standpoint.
Ridley Scott’s Nottingham: Starring Russell Crowe & Russell Crowe 2007
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