EMPORIUM Definition & Meaning

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emporium

[ em-pawr-ee-uhm, -pohr- ]

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noun

plural emporiums, emporia

a large retail store, especially one selling a great variety of articles.
Synonyms: , ,
a place, town, or city of important commerce, especially a principal center of trade:
New York is one of the world's great emporiums.

emporium

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noun

a large and often ostentatious retail shop offering for sale a wide variety of merchandise

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of emporium¹

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin, from Greek �𳾱�ó��ǲ� “market, emporium,” equivalent to é��ǰ��ǲ� “merchant,” originally “traveler, passenger” ( em- em- ² + ��ó��ǲ� “passage, voyage”) + -ion noun suffix of place

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of emporium¹

C16: from Latin, from Greek emporion, from emporos merchant, from poros a journey

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Fleming connected the actor with Sangha, who law enforcement said operated a "drug selling emporium" out of her North Hollywood home.

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Her North Hollywood home was a "drug-selling emporium", Martin Estrada, the US attorney for California's Central District, told a news conference on Thursday.

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But Dinello had gotten a copy of an educational film called “The Trip Back” from Kim’s Video, the legendary East Village emporium known for its collection of obscure titles.

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Once upon a time, there was a magical emporium called The Body Shop.

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To put it bluntly, our species can’t afford another century of the principles fostered by the Disney emporium.

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