department store

noun

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: a store having separate sections for a wide variety of goods

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From November, shoppers heading to Berlin’s upmarket KaDeWe department store will get more than designer brands and premium beauty products. — Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 Wielebinski first became interested in using scent for his 2023 installation Exhibition for the British department store Selfridges. — Jade Wilson, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Barneys was a New York institution; a high-end department store that was founded in 1923. — Peter White, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 The ordering should be pleasant like the voices of the elevator girls in department stores. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for department store

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First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of department store was in 1887

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department store

noun
: a store having separate sections for a wide variety of goods

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