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GENERAL STORE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does general store mean?
• GENERAL STORE (noun)
The noun GENERAL STORE has 1 sense:
1. a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise
Familiarity information: GENERAL STORE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
country store; general store; trading post
Hypernyms ("general store" is a kind of...):
mercantile establishment; outlet; retail store; sales outlet (a place of business for retailing goods)
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