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Pronunciation : Sa`lon"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. See Saloon.]
Definition : Defn: An apartment for the reception of company; hence, in the plural, faschionable parties; circles of fashionable society.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Sa`lon"
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: An apartment for the reception and exhibition of works of art; hence, an annual exhibition of paintings, sculptures, etc., held in Paris by the Society of French Artists; -- sometimes called the Old Salon. New Salon is a popular name for an annual exhibition of paintings, sculptures, etc., held in Paris at the Champs de Mars, by the Soci?t? Nationale des Beaux-Arts (National Society of Fine Arts), a body of artists who, in 1890, seceded from the Soci?t? des Artistes Fran?ais (Society of French Artists).
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913