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boutique

Main Entry:: bou·tique
Pronunciation:: \bü-ˈtēk\
Function:: noun
Usage:: often attributive
Etymology:: French, shop, probably from Old Occitan botica, ultimately from Greek apothēkē storehouse — more at apothecary
Date:: 1767

1 a: a small fashionable shop b: a small shop within a large department store2: a small company that offers highly specialized services or products <boutique wineries> <an independent investment boutique>

— bou·tiqu·ey

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\-ˈtē-kē\ adjective

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