Nickelodeon
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See also: nickelodeon
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From nickel (“coin worth 5 cents”) + odeon.
Noun
[edit]Nickelodeon (plural Nickelodeons)
- (historical) A small, rudimentary movie theater that charged five cents for admission, popular in North America from about 1905 to 1915.
- A coin-operated player piano, often elaborated with percussion, banjos, bells, whistles, and other musical instruments and noise-makers.
- An American jukebox operated by nickels.
Further reading
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Nickelodeon (movie theater) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia