supercenter

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noun

A big box, especially one that is even larger than normal.

OriginEnglish center ← Middle English center ← Middle French centre →
UncommonScrabble 15
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Meanings

nounsupercenter (plural supercenters)

plural supercenters · alternative supercentre

  1. A big box, especially one that is even larger than normal.

    Shoppers at supercenters are usually between the ages of 25 and 49, and more likely to live in the South or Midwest than on either coast.

    2008 May 26, Alex Mindlin, “Some Shoppers Head to Supercenters”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
big boxhypermarket

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Latincentrum
  8. Middle Frenchcentre
  9. Middle Englishcenter
  10. Englishcenter
  11. Englishsupercenter

From super- + center.

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Cite this entry
APA

supercenter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercenter

MLA

“supercenter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercenter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supercenter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercenter.

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