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   Sa·loon

   /səˈlo͞on/

   

   noun

   • 1. a public room or building used for a specified purpose: "a billiard saloon"
   • ▪ a place where alcoholic drinks may be bought and drunk. historical, humorous North American
   • ▪ a large public room for use as a lounge on a ship.
   • ▪ a luxurious railroad car used as a lounge or restaurant or as private accommodations: British "a dining saloon"
   • 2. an automobile having a closed body and a closed trunk separated from the part in which the driver and passengers sit; a sedan: British "a four-door saloon"

   Word Origin early 18th century (in the sense ‘drawing room’): from French salon, from Italian salone ‘large hall’, augmentative of sala ‘hall’.

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