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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The Spa Wynn Las Vegas offers two distinct spa spaces, each with its own gym and salon.
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David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2025
As Aspen’s first luxury hotel, the three-story brick hotel soon became a mountain hideaway for silver-screen stars like Lana Turner and John Wayne and, later—following the founding of the nearby Aspen Institute—a salon for intellectuals such as Mortimer Adler.
—Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2025
The fire destroyed the saloon and a hair salon, while a flower shop escaped with only minor damage, the media outlet run by the Argus (Oregon) Observer said.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 25 Nov. 2025
Police say surveillance tape showed that Ragan's face was not covered in both the Royal Castle robbery and the nail salon robbery and shooting.
—CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
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David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2025
As Aspen’s first luxury hotel, the three-story brick hotel soon became a mountain hideaway for silver-screen stars like Lana Turner and John Wayne and, later—following the founding of the nearby Aspen Institute—a salon for intellectuals such as Mortimer Adler.
—Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2025
The fire destroyed the saloon and a hair salon, while a flower shop escaped with only minor damage, the media outlet run by the Argus (Oregon) Observer said.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 25 Nov. 2025
Police say surveillance tape showed that Ragan's face was not covered in both the Royal Castle robbery and the nail salon robbery and shooting.
—CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Salon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salon. Accessed 27 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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