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department store

noun

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



department store

noun

  1. a large shop divided into departments selling a great many kinds of goods

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of department store1

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
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Her recent antics include napping on a seat at a first aid course in a hotel after wandering in through an open door, visiting a department store and the town's barbers and cinema.

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A high school was evacuated after "potentially harmful chemicals" were found in a science department store cupboard.

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Earlier this month, luxury department store Harrods said it had "restricted internet access at our sites" following an attempt to gain access to its systems.

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Other requirements are to play it classical music every Friday, and make a monthly visit to a luxury department store to buy new toys.

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It then morphed into a mid- and upper-range department store with key properties in several historic downtown buildings in cities across the country.

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