'Emporiums' definitions:

Definition of 'Emporiums'

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  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • That wonderful emporium [Manchester] . . . was then a mean and ill-built market town. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • It is pride . . . which fills our streets, our emporiums, our theathers. --Knox. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Physiol.) The brain. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

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