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department store

–noun
a large retail store carrying a wide variety of merchandise and organized into various departments for sales and administrative purposes.

Origin:
1885–90, Americanism
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department store  
n.  A large retail store offering a variety of merchandise and services and organized in separate departments.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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