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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Guests can go to the spa and salon to get pampered.
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Sari Hitchins, Parents, 11 Apr. 2025
The main interior difference is a spacious main salon made larger by relocating the bulky and imposing HVAC trunk (the main technical passageway for air that on previous models took up much of the formal dining area) to the exterior.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2025
Salon Priorities Still Hold for Some Not all stylists agree that tight finances mean forgoing salon visits.
Dawna Jarvis, a hairstylist based in California, has worked through two recessions and told Newsweek many of her blonde clients are unwilling to compromise on their hair.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Another salon experience on the list is the Cécred Hydration & Repair Treatment, which repairs and restores hair weakened by color, heat, chemical services and extensions.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Sari Hitchins, Parents, 11 Apr. 2025
The main interior difference is a spacious main salon made larger by relocating the bulky and imposing HVAC trunk (the main technical passageway for air that on previous models took up much of the formal dining area) to the exterior.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2025
Salon Priorities Still Hold for Some Not all stylists agree that tight finances mean forgoing salon visits.
Dawna Jarvis, a hairstylist based in California, has worked through two recessions and told Newsweek many of her blonde clients are unwilling to compromise on their hair.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Another salon experience on the list is the Cécred Hydration & Repair Treatment, which repairs and restores hair weakened by color, heat, chemical services and extensions.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for salon
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“Salon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salon. Accessed 18 Apr. 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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