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
3
a
: a hall for exhibition of art
b
Salon
: an annual exhibition of works of art
4
: a stylish business establishment or shop
a beauty salon
Examples of salon in a Sentence
at its headquarters the company maintains a fashionable salon filled with works of modern art
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Brands like Attersee and Sophie Bille Brahe have shops on an upper-level floor, while Adam Lippes’ uptown salon-style location occupies the main floor of a Georgian mansion on Fifth Avenue.
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Kathy Lee, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
Until 6pm, when everyone headed out for a final dinner, the conversations in the Soho House salon never let up.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 11 Nov. 2025
According to former Joseph Magnin Company assistant buyer Doreen Provost, Monroe purchased the suit, along with a matching hat and a white fur muff, from her at the designer salon.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Bluegame made excellent use of the open-plan interior, designing a large, broad main salon into the footprint, with large windows.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2025
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Kathy Lee, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
Until 6pm, when everyone headed out for a final dinner, the conversations in the Soho House salon never let up.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 11 Nov. 2025
According to former Joseph Magnin Company assistant buyer Doreen Provost, Monroe purchased the suit, along with a matching hat and a white fur muff, from her at the designer salon.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Bluegame made excellent use of the open-plan interior, designing a large, broad main salon into the footprint, with large windows.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for salon
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“Salon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salon. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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salon
noun
sa·lon
sə-ˈlän 
ˈsal-ˌän
1
: an apartment or living room of stylish design
2
: a social gathering held in a salon
3
a
: an art gallery
b
: an annual exhibition of art
4
: a stylish business establishment
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