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7-11
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English
Noun
mul 7-mul 11
en 7-Eleven convenience store
en 1983 David Ray New letters Reader II: An Anthology of Contemporary Writing http://books.google.com/books?id=ZcUuAAAAIAAJ University of Missouri Kansas City 9 “Sarah,” I said. “This is the tackiest display of poor taste I’ve ever seen. I mean, you might as well turn the whole house into a 7-11.”
en 1997 Brady Udall Letting Loose the Hounds: Stories 16 A scholarship from UCLA, a boring job at an electronics firm and suspicious looks from the clerk whenever I go into a 7-11.
en 1999 Vic Armijo The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cycling 104 These days, a cyclist in bike shorts can walk into a 7-11 or bagel shop without drawing a second glance.
2004, United States Congress, House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources, To Do No Harm: Strategies for Preventing Prescription Drug Abuse, page 279:
My patients are NOT lying on the couch collecting welfare but rather helping you when you buy a car, go into a 7-11 or build a house.
Proper noun
mul 7-mul 11
en 7-Eleven chain of convenience stores
en 1968 Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis 368 The 7-11 store is a conveniently located "quick-stop" store in Blacksburg and consequently caters to a large proportion of the local inhabitants.
en 2004 Simon Frith Popular Music: Critical Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies 380 It is likewise inappropriate to sink into prolonged intramusical contemplation when one is squeezed into a 7-11-type convenience store.
en 2006 Jerry Van Hoorelbeke Underworld Secrets: Hoffa to Las Vegas 514 I finally pulled into a 7-11 store and bought a bottle of mouthwash so we could both rinse our mouths out.