The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
splendors
plural of splendor
• speldrons
Source: Wiktionary
Splen"dor, n.Etym: [L. fr. splendere to shine: cf. F. splendeur.]
1. Great brightness; brilliant luster; brilliancy; as, the splendor ot the sun. B. Jonson.
2. Magnifience; pomp; parade; as, the splendor of equipage, ceremonies, processions, and the like. "Rejoice in splendor of mine own." Shak.
3. Brilliancy; glory; as, the splendor of a victory.
Syn.
– Luster; brilliancy; magnifience; gorgeousness; display; showiness; pomp; parade; grandeur.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 November 2024
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.