emporium
noun
a large retail store, especially one selling a great variety of articles.
emporiums
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pluralof emporium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Once a fringe fixture of comic-book stores and hobby emporiums, a trading-card game has become a powerhouse in the toy industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
"People are hunting out bargains whether they're found in the sales aisles being well stocked by department stores, or in charity shops or other second-hand emporiums."
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2023
Next they tried a block of brightly lit jewelry emporiums, but a guard shooed them away.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 23, 2022
“I believe the fundamentals of the state need changing,” Faulconer said over black coffee at one of San Francisco’s designer java emporiums, citing the homelessness, crime and indecent housing costs that plague California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
A thriving commercial center had taken root on the south side of the river, replete with stately brick hotels, sturdy limestone banks, and a wide variety of fine emporiums and reputable mercantile establishments.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
