Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A large retail store that has a diversified array of goods for sale.

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  • noun An extremely large store, hypermarket.

Etymologies

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super- +‎ store

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Examples

  • I agree that the rise of the superstore is a good thing.

    Archive 2006-05-01 Tripp 2006

  • I agree that the rise of the superstore is a good thing.

    Not standing up for the little guy Tripp 2006

  • The superstore will be the 19th in the St Giles shops network which stretches across the region and the second hospice shop to open in Cannock.

    Star Craig Birch 2010

  • The superstore will be the 19th in the St Giles shops network which stretches across the region and the second hospice shop to open in Cannock.

    Star Craig Birch 2010

  • The average Barnes and Noble "superstore" stocks over 100,000 titles.

    Richard Spilman: Blockbusters and Publishing: The Pareto Principle vs. Netflix 2009

  • So, Esselunga developed a new "superstore" format that is closer to the concept of a neighborhood store.

    How Europe's Grocers Keep Food Sales Fresh Marc-Andre Kamel 2009

  • I was already thinking about buying my own ski boots when the active footwear company Profeet announced it was opening a London "superstore" with a special ski boot lab.

    Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • The SCF Action Committee will lead a rally to kickoff a national boycott until the Farm is restored and stop worker abuse ended on Saturday, December 13, at noon at the Forever 21 "superstore" at 35 N.

    LA IMC 2009

  • The SCF Action Committee will lead a rally to kickoff a national boycott until the Farm is restored and stop worker abuse ended on Saturday, December 13, at noon at the Forever 21 "superstore" at 35 N.

    LA IMC 2009

  • Chicago's organized labor cartel, repeating a scenario from a few years back, is gearing up to block a Wal-Mart "superstore" at an abandoned Ryerson Steel plant site in Chatham.

    Newsalert 2009

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