supercenter

supercenter

English

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Etymology

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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 *ḱent-der.
Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)der.
Latin centrumder.
Middle French centrebor.
Middle English center
English center
English supercenter

    From super- + center.

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    Noun

    supercenter (plural supercenters)

    1. A big box, especially one that is even larger than normal.
      • 2008 May 26, Alex Mindlin, “Some Shoppers Head to Supercenters”, in New York Times‎[1]:
        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.

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