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variety store
noun
: a retail store that carries a wide variety of merchandise especially of low unit value
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—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 15 Aug. 2024
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First Known Use
1768, in the meaning defined above
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“Variety store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/variety%20store. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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variety store
noun
: a retail store carrying a variety of goods
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