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Rareemporium
The correct spelling is emporium.
How to pronounce emporium
/ɛmˈpɔː.ɹi.əm/
nounIPA: /ɛmˈpɔː.ɹi.əm/
Say it like: Emp-oriu-m
The correct spelling is emporium. A city or region which is a major trading centre; also, a place within a city for commerce and trading; a marketplace. For example: "With a name like “The Wine and Spirits Emporium”, no wonder the prices are so high."
Usage Examples
“With a name like “The Wine and Spirits Emporium”, no wonder the prices are so high.”
Definition
noun
- 1.A city or region which is a major trading centre; also, a place within a city for commerce and trading; a marketplace.
- 2.A shop that offers a wide variety of goods for sale; a department store; (with a descriptive word) a shop specializing in particular goods.
- 3.A business set up to enable foreign traders to engage in commerce in a country; a factory (now the more common term).
- 4.(by extension) The brain.
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