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grocery vs supermarket

supermarket vs grocery

grocery and supermarket both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
grocery Yes No No No
supermarket Yes No No No
As nouns, supermarket is a hyponym of grocery; that is, supermarket is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than grocery:
  • grocery: a marketplace where groceries are sold
  • supermarket: a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods
Other hyponyms of grocery include greengrocery.
grocery (noun) supermarket (noun)
a marketplace where groceries are sold a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods
(usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer
Difference between grocery and supermarket

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