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megachain

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Etymology

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From mega- +‎ chain.

Noun

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megachain (plural megachains)

  1. A very large and successful chain (group of stores or businesses).
    • 2007 January 3, Julie Bosman, “A Princeton Maverick Succumbs to a Cultural Shift”, in New York Times[1]:
      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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