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
capitalized
: 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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Andrew McGann, a teacher who was recently hired by Springdale Public Schools for the upcoming school year, was getting his hair cut at a salon in Springdale when he was arrested Wednesday shortly before 5 p.m., ABC News reported.
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025
The former Miss Georgia turned TV personality started her career in a salon.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Taylor forgoes her New York internship to help her mother pay down her debt and open a home salon.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 30 July 2025
At a news conference Wednesday night, an official said the business McGann was arrested at was a hair salon.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 30 July 2025
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025
The former Miss Georgia turned TV personality started her career in a salon.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Taylor forgoes her New York internship to help her mother pay down her debt and open a home salon.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 30 July 2025
At a news conference Wednesday night, an official said the business McGann was arrested at was a hair salon.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 30 July 2025
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“Salon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salon. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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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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