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emporium

The correct spelling is emporium.

How to pronounce emporium

/ɛmˈpɔː.ɹi.əm/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.A city or region which is a major trading centre; also, a place within a city for commerce and trading; a marketplace.
  2. 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. 3.A business set up to enable foreign traders to engage in commerce in a country; a factory (now the more common term).
  4. 4.(by extension) The brain.

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