mini-malln.

Brit.

/ˈmɪnɪmal/,

/ˈmɪnɪmɔːl/, U.S.

/ˈmɪniˌmɔl/,

/ˈmɪniˌmɑl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mini- comb. form, mall n.¹

Etymology: < mini- comb. form + mall n.¹

North American.

A small shopping centre, esp. one with the shopfronts on the street rather than in a covered precinct.

ΚΠ

1967 Star-News (Pasadena, Calif.) 18 Jan. 4/5 The Council will decide on the basis of public opinion whether or not to make a ‘mini-mall’ out of an east-west alley north of Main Street.

1974 N.Y. Times 21 Apr. viii. 14/4 (caption) This ‘mini-mall’..was designed to take advantage of a sloping site... There are 35 sites, two bank branches, a supermarket and two restaurants.

1992 L. Gough Fall down Easy xix. 199 There was a mini-mall at the corner of Broadway and Maple that contained the usual suspects—cheap haircuts, video rentals, takeout pizza, [etc.].

2000 Sci. Amer. Mar. 16/1 Pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods rather than more subdivisions, more mini-malls, more parking lots and more traffic.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mini-mall
释义	mini-malln. Brit. /ˈmɪnɪmal/, /ˈmɪnɪmɔːl/, U.S. /ˈmɪniˌmɔl/, /ˈmɪniˌmɑl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mini- comb. form, mall n.¹ Etymology: < mini- comb. form + mall n.¹ North American. A small shopping centre, esp. one with the shopfronts on the street rather than in a covered precinct. ΚΠ 1967 Star-News (Pasadena, Calif.) 18 Jan. 4/5 The Council will decide on the basis of public opinion whether or not to make a ‘mini-mall’ out of an east-west alley north of Main Street. 1974 N.Y. Times 21 Apr. viii. 14/4 (caption) This ‘mini-mall’..was designed to take advantage of a sloping site... There are 35 sites, two bank branches, a supermarket and two restaurants. 1992 L. Gough Fall down Easy xix. 199 There was a mini-mall at the corner of Broadway and Maple that contained the usual suspects—cheap haircuts, video rentals, takeout pizza, [etc.]. 2000 Sci. Amer. Mar. 16/1 Pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods rather than more subdivisions, more mini-malls, more parking lots and more traffic. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1967
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