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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024em•po•ri•um /ɛmˈpɔriəm/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -po•ri•ums, -po•ri•a /-ˈpɔriə/.USA pronunciation - a usually large retail store selling a great variety of articles.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024em•po•ri•um (em pôr′ē əm, -pōr′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -po•ri•ums, -po•ri•a (-pôr′ē ə, -pōr′-).USA pronunciation - a large retail store, esp. one selling a great variety of articles.
- a place, town, or city of important commerce, esp. a principal center of trade:New York is one of the world's great emporiums.
- Greek empórion market, emporium, equivalent. to émporos merchant, origin, originally traveler, passenger (em- em-2 + póros passage, voyage; compare en pórōi on a voyage, en route) + -ion noun, nominal suffix of place
- Latin
- 1580–90
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged market, marketplace, bazaar.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: emporium /ɛmˈpɔːrɪəm/ n ( pl -riums, -ria / -rɪə/)- a large and often ostentatious retail shop offering for sale a wide variety of merchandise
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin, from Greek emporion, from emporos merchant, from poros a journey |