n. pl. em·po·ri·ums or em·po·ri·a (-pôrē-ə) 1. A place where various goods are bought and sold; a marketplace. 2. A large retail store or place of business: a furniture emporium. [Latin, from Greek emporion, from emporos, traveler, merchant : en-, in; see EN-2 + poros, journey; see per-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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