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sa·lon
 salon
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noun |
| definition 1: |
A salon is a business that offers services or products for styling or taking care of your hair, your nails, or your skin.
Mrs. Bernal went to the beauty salon and had her hair cut and styled.Anita bought a special shampoo at the hair salon. |
| definition 2: |
A salon is a very large room in a private home used for entertaining guests. Having gatherings in a salon was especially popular among very wealthy people in Paris, France in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. Painters, composers, musicians, and writers were often among the guests.
While the musicians played, the guests drank expensive wine and talked about art and politics. |
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chamber |
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