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supercenter en · NOUN

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom Proto-Hellenic *kéntron Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)bor. Latin centrumder. Middle French centrebor. Middle English center English center English supercenter From super- + center.

Meanings

1. A big box, especially one that is even larger than normal.
   • Shoppers at supercenters are usually between the ages of 25 and 49, and more likely to live in the South or Midwest than on either coast. 2008 May 26, Alex Mindlin, “Some Shoppers Head to Supercenters”, in New York Times:

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