emporium

noun

em·​po·​ri·​um im-ˈpȯr-ē-əm How to pronounce emporium (audio)
em-
plural emporiums also emporia im-ˈpȯr-ē-ə How to pronounce emporium (audio)
em-
1
a
: a place of trade
especially : a commercial center
b
: a retail outlet
a hardware emporium
a pizza emporium
2
: a store carrying many different kinds of merchandise

Examples of emporium in a Sentence

an emporium for home electronic equipment filled with stuff I didn't know I needed but now desperately want
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With its earthy textures and colors, the greenroom was less a brand emporium than an elegant lounge that communicated, on a visceral level, Rolex’s enduring values. Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2025 This wonderful stationery store started in a small space in East London’s Colombia Road and has since expanded into a Covent Garden emporium of all things paper (and pens and pencils and other accessories). Vogue, 22 Feb. 2025 Over the past few decades, American food reporters and bloggers have often written about the French frozen-food emporium Picard with an air of scandal. Meghan McCarron, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025 Head into his emporium, go into the back room and this will be on his desk next to a note. Ryan Woodrow, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for emporium

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek emporion, from emporos traveler, trader, from em- en- entry 2 + poros passage, journey — more at fare

First Known Use

1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of emporium was in 1586

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“Emporium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emporium. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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emporium

noun
em·​po·​ri·​um im-ˈpōr-ē-əm How to pronounce emporium (audio)
em-,
-ˈpȯr-
plural emporiums also emporia
-ē-ə
1
b
: a center of business activity
2
: a store carrying a wide variety of merchandise
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