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salon

sa·lon

UK/ˈsælɒn/ US/səˈlɑn/ fairly common

noun

1.

gallery where works of art can be displayed

2.

a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work

Synonyms
3.

elegant sitting room where guests are received

Origin

Borrowed from French salon (“reception room”), from Middle French, from Italian salone (“large hall”), augmented form of sala (“hall”), from Lombardic sala (“room, house, entrance hall”), from Proto-Germanic *salą (“dwelling, house, hall”), from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“human settlement, village, dwelling”). Cognate with Old High German sal (“room, house, entrance hall”), Old English sæl (“room, hall, castle”), Old Church Slavonic село (selo, “courtyard, village”), Lithuanian sala (“island”). Doublet of saloon.

Phrases

  • beauty salon
  • bridal salon
  • hair salon
  • hairdressing salon
  • literary salon
  • nail salon
  • pink salon
  • salon music

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