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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While reporting this article, one of the salon attendees had her Twitter account doxxed to her employer and was in fear of losing her job.
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John McDermott, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025
Ortiz worked for years as a shampoo assistant at a hair salon in Surprise while raising her daughters, learning English and paying her way through beauty school.
—Hannah Dreyfus, AZCentral.com, 5 July 2025
The main salon is designed for entertaining, with a long 10-seat table and two large sofas.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 July 2025
Owner Donna Fay Bragg, 73, and operator Patsy Malone, 78, continue to operate the salon in the Midway Center on Lebanon Road, where Nell’s moved in 1977 and remains.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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John McDermott, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025
Ortiz worked for years as a shampoo assistant at a hair salon in Surprise while raising her daughters, learning English and paying her way through beauty school.
—Hannah Dreyfus, AZCentral.com, 5 July 2025
The main salon is designed for entertaining, with a long 10-seat table and two large sofas.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 July 2025
Owner Donna Fay Bragg, 73, and operator Patsy Malone, 78, continue to operate the salon in the Midway Center on Lebanon Road, where Nell’s moved in 1977 and remains.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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“Salon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salon. Accessed 16 Jul. 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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