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hypermarket

noun

  1. type of big-box store combining a supermarket and a department store
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪpə(ɹ)ˌmɑːkɪt/ / /ˈhaɪpəɹˌmɑɹkɪt/

noun

Etymology: From hyper- + market, calque of French hypermarché.

  1. A shop combining elements of a department store and a supermarket.

    Cherry Jones as Nan Pierce (2023), 42:37 from the start, in Succession, season 2, episode 8: “I got a taste for hypermarché vin ordinaire when I was 19 years old and I have never been able to shake it.”