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salon

/səˈlɑn/

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What does salon mean?

noun

  1. A large room, especially one used to receive and entertain guests.
  2. A gathering of people for a social or intellectual meeting.
  3. An art gallery or exhibition; especially the Paris salon or autumn salon.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. A beauty salon or similar establishment.

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IPA pronunciation

/səˈlɑn/

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Her salon was the landing of her flat and her acquaintances were the neighbours who happened to live next door to her.
René DoumicGeorge Sand: Some Aspects of Her Life and WritingsTranslated by Alys HallardProject Gutenberg ebook #138
He called the next day at the same hour, and he found the mother and the daughter together in their pretty salon.
Henry JamesConfidenceProject Gutenberg ebook #178
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A special long-distance salon was fitted up in New York City to entice people into the habit of talking to other cities.
Herbert Newton CassonThe History of the TelephoneProject Gutenberg ebook #819
If I had easy access to a barber shop, beauty salon, or poodle grooming business, I'd definitely use hair in my compost.
Steve SolomonOrganic Gardener's CompostingProject Gutenberg ebook #4342
The bailiff de Ferrette, with his short breeches and his thin legs, sometimes traversed this salon on his way to M. de Talleyrand.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135