salon

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sa·lon | \ sə-ˈlän

, ˈsa-ˌlän, sa-ˈlōⁿ \

Definition of salon

1 : an elegant apartment or living room (as in a fashionable home)

2 : a fashionable assemblage of notables (such as literary figures, artists, or statesmen) held by custom at the home of a prominent person

3a : a hall for exhibition of art

b capitalized : an annual exhibition of works of art

4 : a stylish business establishment or shop a beauty salon

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Examples of salon in a Sentence

at its headquarters the company maintains a fashionable salon filled with works of modern art

Recent Examples on the Web An employee at a nail salon was shot on Saturday, and deadly gunfire erupted at a nightclub early Monday, according to the sheriff's office. — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 1 June 2021 Fully vaccinated people can go without a mask at the salon, while shopping, at the movie theater and church. — Paulina Pineda, The Arizona Republic, 19 May 2021 Say goodbye to stray hairs and countless hours spent in front of a mirror or at the beauty salon getting professional tweezing done. — Chris Hachey, BGR, 13 May 2021 At the beauty salon, the owner Ms. Sadat told how she was born in Iran to refugee parents. — Kathy Gannon, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2021 Two days later — after complaining to the principal and having Jurnee’s hair styled at a salon with an asymmetrical cut to make the differing lengths less obvious — Jurnee arrived home with the hair on the other side cut. — NBC News, 22 Apr. 2021 Two days later — after complaining to the principal and having Jurnee's hair styled at a salon with an asymmetrical cut to make the differing lengths less obvious — Jurnee arrived home with the hair on the other side cut. — Corey Williams, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2021 At the salon, Sottosanti styled Amelia's new shorter hairdo in soft waves. — Katy Read, Star Tribune, 16 Apr. 2021 That translates to less time and money spent at the salon, and in turn, less damage done to the hair. — Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping, 8 Apr. 2021

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