nickelodeon
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| —n | |
| 1. | an early form of jukebox |
| 2. | (formerly) a cinema charging five cents for admission |
| 3. | (formerly) a Pianola, esp one operated by inserting a five-cent piece |
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Word Origin & History
nickelodeon
1888, "motion picture theater," from nickel "five-cent coin" (the cost to view one) + -odeon, as in Melodeon (1840) "music hall," ult. from Gk. oideion "building for musical performances." Meaning "nickel jukebox" is first attested 1938.
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Example sentences
Nickelodeon's smash cartoon series gets a splashy sendoff in its first feature film.
The nickelodeon machines on the left were coin operated phonographs.
Nickelodeon recently decided to start catering to adults.
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