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noun, plural em·po·ri·ums, em·po·ri·a 
[-pawr-ee-uh, -pohr-] .
[-pawr-ee-uh, -pohr-] . 1.
a large retail store, especially one selling a great variety of articles.
2.
a place, town, or city of important commerce, especially a principal center of trade: New York is one of the world's great emporiums.
Origin:
1580–90; < Latin < Greek empórion market, emporium, equivalent to émporos merchant, orig. traveler, passenger (em- em-2 + póros passage, voyage; compare en pórōi on a voyage, en route) + -ion noun suffix of place
1580–90; < Latin < Greek empórion market, emporium, equivalent to émporos merchant, orig. traveler, passenger (em- em-2 + póros passage, voyage; compare en pórōi on a voyage, en route) + -ion noun suffix of place
Synonyms
1. market, marketplace, bazaar.
1. market, marketplace, bazaar.
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emporium
1580s, from L. emporium, from Gk. emporion, from emporos "merchant, traveler," from en- "in" + poros "passage, voyage," ultimately from peirein "to pass through" (see port (1)).
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