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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

デパート

Pronunciation / Transliteration: depāto

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Department store/dɪˈpɑːrt.mənt stɔːr/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #2850 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女はデパートで新しいドレスを買った。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A large retail establishment that sells a wide variety of goods organized into different sections or departments.

    "She bought a new dress at the department store downtown."
  2. 2

    A retail store that offers a range of products, including clothing, household items, and electronics, often arranged by departments.

    "The department store had a special sale on electronics last weekend."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'department', derived from the Old French 'departement' meaning division or separation, with 'store', from Middle English 'stor' meaning a stock of goods. It emerged in the mid-19th century to describe large retail establishments organized into distinct merchandising sections under one roof.

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