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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Emporium \Em*po"ri*um\, n.; pl {Emporiums}, L. {Emporia}. [L., fr Gr ?, fr ? belonging to commerce, fr ? traveler, trader; ? in + ? way through and over path. See {In}, and {Empiric}, {Fare}.] 1. A place of trade a market place a mart; esp., a city or town with extensive commerce; the commercial center of a country. That wonderful emporium [Manchester] . . . was then a mean and ill-built market town. --Macaulay. It is pride . . . which fills our streets, our emporiums, our theathers --Knox. 2. (Physiol.) The brain. [Obs.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: emporium n : a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain [syn: {department store}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Emporium, PA (borough, FIPS 23600) Location: 41.51087 N, 78.23712 W Population (1990): 2513 (1220 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 15834
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