The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
EXAMENS
Noun
examens
plural of examen
Source: Wiktionary
EXAMEN
Ex*a"men, n. Etym: [L., the tongue of a balance, examination; for exagmen, fr. exigere to weigh accurately, to treat: cf. F. examen. See Exact, a.]
Definition: Examination; inquiry. [R.] "A critical examen of the two pieces." Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
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