emporium
noun
em·po·ri·um
im-ˈpȯr-ē-əm 
em-
plural emporiums also emporia
im-ˈpȯr-ē-ə
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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In the late 1980s it was converted into a three-screen movie emporium, including a screen in the balcony.
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Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
Grandstand is an emporium of Sox gear, and Josh Ganal, one of the co-owners, went to the back and brought back a Pope Leo 14 White Sox jersey in the home white with pinstripes, which retails for about $220.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 14 May 2025
In addition to boasting an expansive emporium of bike bits of every description, the shop encompasses a behind-the-scenes warehouse in an old theater.
—Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 16 Apr. 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
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Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
Grandstand is an emporium of Sox gear, and Josh Ganal, one of the co-owners, went to the back and brought back a Pope Leo 14 White Sox jersey in the home white with pinstripes, which retails for about $220.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 14 May 2025
In addition to boasting an expansive emporium of bike bits of every description, the shop encompasses a behind-the-scenes warehouse in an old theater.
—Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 16 Apr. 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
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“Emporium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emporium. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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emporium
noun
em·po·ri·um
im-ˈpōr-ē-əm
em-,
-ˈpȯr-
plural emporiums also emporia
-ē-ə
1
a
b
: a center of business activity
2
: a store carrying a wide variety of merchandise
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