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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The first known use of salon was in 1699
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