Megachain

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A very large and successful chain (group of stores or businesses).

    "Independent bookstores, of course, have been under siege for nearly two decades by the megachains and the Web retailers, and have been steadily dropping away, one by one."

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"Independent bookstores, of course, have been under siege for nearly two decades by the megachains and the Web retailers, and have been steadily dropping away, one by one."

Etymology

From mega- + chain.

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