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Erewhon

American  
[er-uh-hwon, -hwuhn, -won, -wuhn] / ˈɛr əˌʰwɒn, -ʰwən, -ˌwɒn, -wən /

noun

  1. a satirical novel (1872) by Samuel Butler.


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The new Erewhon cafe in the museum, announced last week, was bustling.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

With its stylish stores and spacious patios, meticulous merchandise curation and emphasis on emerging brands, Erewhon has elevated a mundane errand into an elite event.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2021

One decade and six more stores later, Erewhon has morphed into something far beyond successful regional grocer.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2021

A Beverly Hills Erewhon is next, with a scheduled launch of summer 2022, then Culver City later in the year; Pasadena is in the works for 2023.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2021

Also specimens of his translation of Erewhon, etc., in other numbers of the same periodical, and notices of it.

From The Samuel Butler Collection at Saint John's College Cambridge by Bartholomew, A. T.