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Originally appearing in Volume V25, Page 968 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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STORE (from O. Fr. estor or estoire,
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Lat. staurum or instaurum, stock, provisions, supply, from the late use of instaurare, to provide, properly to construct, renew, restore)
  , a stock or supply of provisions, goods or other necessaries kept for future daily or recurrent use or for a specific purpose; thus the
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term applies equally to the domestic supply of provisions, &c., and to the accumulated stock of arms,
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ammunition, clothing, food, &c., kept for the general use of a
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navy or army . A
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common secondary meaning is that of the place where a supply or stock is kept, a storehouse, and thus the term is used particularly in the country districts of
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America for the general
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shop where goods of all kinds are sold by
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retail . In
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English the term " stores " has come into use for large general shops with many departments selling all kinds of goods .

End of Article: STORE (from O. Fr. estor or estoire, Late Lat. staurum or instaurum, stock, provisions, supply, from the late use of instaurare, to provide, properly to construct, renew, restore)
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