COFFEEHOUSE


Meaning of COFFEEHOUSE in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

1. : a place where coffee and other refreshments are sold often (as in 17th and 18th century England) resembling a club and being a center for the dissemination of news and for informal discussion (as of politics or literature)

2. : café

II. intransitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: coffeehouse (I)

: to make aimless conversation

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