01 n. A place of trade; a market place; a mart; esp., a city or town with extensive commerce; the commercial center of a country.
pl.
Emporiums, Emporia ((#))
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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.
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2.
The brain.(Physiol.) [Obs.]