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Re:Dolphins' elaborate octopus-hunting strategy by TuringTest on Wednesday April 05, 2017 @01:01PM (#14043578)
Dunno, Merriam-Webster list it as both,[1] though from your comment I get that it is most commonly understood as the store. Thanks for the tip though, I was only aware of the food meaning.

[1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delicatessen

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Re:Dolphins' elaborate octopus-hunting strategy by phpnode on Wednesday April 05, 2017 @01:06PM (#14043628)
Perhaps it depends where you are, Oxford English Dictionary only mentions the shop meaning.
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Re:Dolphins' elaborate octopus-hunting strategy by TuringTest on Wednesday April 05, 2017 @01:31PM (#14043856)
Weird! :-O

This is what I get:

1: ready-to-eat food products (as cooked meats and prepared salads)

2: sing, pl delicatessens [delicatessen (store)] : a store where delicatessen are sold

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Re:Dolphins' elaborate octopus-hunting strategy by roywiggins on Wednesday April 05, 2017 @02:03PM (#14044146)
It's fine as a modifier ("it's a delicatessen salad") but not on its own ("it's a delicatessen")
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Re:Dolphins' elaborate octopus-hunting strategy by mrkgnao on Wednesday April 05, 2017 @03:17PM (#14044743)
Delicatessen is also plural in German if you use it to mean "delicacy", instead of an adjective ("chai tea"-style).
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Re:Dolphins' elaborate octopus-hunting strategy by psyc on Thursday April 06, 2017 @08:18AM (#14049859)
False. It's fine as a noun if you leave off the article, which OP did.
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Re:Dolphins' elaborate octopus-hunting strategy by astrodust on Wednesday April 05, 2017 @01:46PM (#14043966)
The "ready-to-eat food products" meaning surely comes as an abbreviation of "delicatessen-style".

It's a wonky marketing term like "lite".

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Re:Dolphins' elaborate octopus-hunting strategy by NO_CHANGE on Wednesday April 05, 2017 @02:04PM (#14044157)
The store is usually shortened to deli where I live.
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