nickelodeon

[nik-uh-loh-dee-uhn] Origin

nick·el·o·de·on

[nik-uh-loh-dee-uhn]
noun
1.
an early motion-picture theater where a film or a variety show could be seen, usually for the admission price of a nickel.
2.
an early jukebox that was operated by inserting nickels.

Origin:
1885–90, Americanism; nickel (def. 2) + (mel)odeon
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Nickelodeon has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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nickelodeon (ˌnɪkəˈləʊdɪən)
 
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
 
[C20: from nickel + (mel)odeon]

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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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