1
: an elegant apartment or living room (as in a fashionable home)
2
: a fashionable assemblage of notables (such as literary figures, artists, or statesmen) held by custom at the home of a prominent person
3
a
: a hall for exhibition of art
b
Salon
: an annual exhibition of works of art
4
: a stylish business establishment or shop
a beauty salon
Examples of salon in a Sentence
at its headquarters the company maintains a fashionable salon filled with works of modern art
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The spa The bright-white spa has six treatment rooms, an adults-only infinity pool with panoramic ocean views, and a full-service salon.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
There’s also cryotherapy, treatment rooms, a nail and hair salon, and other Four Seasons–level amenities.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026
Photos show features a tennis court, a spa with hot and cold plunge pools, a sauna, massage suites and a salon.
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English-speaking salons in Seoul include Eco Jardin and Juno Hair Myeongdong Street.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
There’s also cryotherapy, treatment rooms, a nail and hair salon, and other Four Seasons–level amenities.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026
Photos show features a tennis court, a spa with hot and cold plunge pools, a sauna, massage suites and a salon.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
English-speaking salons in Seoul include Eco Jardin and Juno Hair Myeongdong Street.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
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“Salon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salon. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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salon
noun
sa·lon
sə-ˈlän 
ˈsal-ˌän
1
: an apartment or living room of stylish design
2
: a social gathering held in a salon
3
a
: an art gallery
b
: an annual exhibition of art
4
: a stylish business establishment
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