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   kiosk

   /ˈkiːɒsk/

   noun

   • 1. a small open-fronted hut or cubicle from which newspapers, refreshments, tickets, etc. are sold.
   • ▪ a small structure in a public area used for providing information or displaying advertisements, often incorporating an interactive display screen or screens.
   • 2. a public phone booth. British
   • 3. (in Turkey and Iran) a light open pavilion or summer house. archaic

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘pavilion’): from French kiosque, from Turkish köşk ‘pavilion’, from Persian kuš.

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