Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

general store

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English

Syllables: gen-er-al -s-tore
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A store which sells a large variety of useful things, without specializing highly in any particular type of merchandise, and which is not departmentalized.

Inflected Forms

general stores (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

village shop

Synonyms

general merchandise store general dealer country store trading post

Questions

What does general store mean?: A store which sells a large variety of useful things, without specializing highly in any particular type of merchandise, and which is not departmentalized.

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