"supercenter" meaning in English

See supercenter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-supercenter.wav [US] Forms: supercenters [plural], supercentre [alternative]
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  1. A big box, especially one that is even larger than normal.
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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