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nick⋅el⋅o⋅de⋅on
[nik-uh-loh-dee-uh
n] 
–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. |
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| nick·el·o·de·on (nĭk'ə-lō'dē-ən) n.
[nickel + (Mel)odeon, music hall; see melodeon.] |
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Nickelodeon
Nick`el*o"de*on\, n. [Nickel + odeon.] A place of entertainment, as for moving picture exhibition, charging a fee or admission price of five cents. [U. S.]
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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