1
: an elegant apartment or living room (as in a fashionable home)
2
: a fashionable assemblage of notables (such as literary figures, artists, or statesmen) held by custom at the home of a prominent person
3
a
: a hall for exhibition of art
b
capitalized
: an annual exhibition of works of art
4
: a stylish business establishment or shop
a beauty salon
Examples of salon in a Sentence
at its headquarters the company maintains a fashionable salon filled with works of modern art
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
It's situated between an auto repair shop and a beauty salon.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
The Headliners salon owner also revealed Jay and Bey’s eldest daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, chimed in on her grandmother’s infamously viral comments.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 3 Jan. 2025
She was licensed and working in a salon by graduation.
—Ryma Chikhoune, WWD, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Salon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salon. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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salon
noun
sa·lon
sə-ˈlän 
ˈsal-ˌän
1
: an apartment or living room of stylish design
2
: a social gathering held in a salon
3
a
: an art gallery
b
: an annual exhibition of art
4
: a stylish business establishment
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