The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
GRAPHOSCOPE
Graph"o*scope, n. Etym: [Gr. -scope.]
Definition: An optical instrument for magnifying engravings, photographs, etc., usually having one large lens and two smaller ones.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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