salon — A place where people have their hair cut and styled
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: A place where people have their hair cut and styled
Pronunciation (IPA): /səˈlɑːn/
Example Sentences
- My mom spent three hours at the salon and came out looking exactly the same.
- The salon was fully booked for prom season.
- She opened her own salon after years of working for others.
salon
NOUN[/səˈlɑːn/]
A place where people have their hair cut and styled
Hair salon styling and cutting hair
From felon to salon artist, sweet as a melon!
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🌳Etymology
Origin
The word salon originated in 17th-century French, derived from the noun salle meaning 'room' or 'hall'. It originally referred to a large, elegant reception room in French aristocratic homes where intellectual and social gatherings took place, and later extended to mean a fashionable establishment for beauty treatments or specialized services.
Breakdown
salle (room, hall) + -on (augmentative suffix indicating largeness or importance). The augmentative suffix -on transformed the simple 'room' into 'grand room', reflecting the spacious, prestigious nature of aristocratic drawing rooms.
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My mom spent three hours at the salon and came out looking exactly the same.”
“The salon was fully booked for prom season.”
“She opened her own salon after years of working for others.”
“The literary salon attracted famous writers and poets.”
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