nickelodeon

nick·el·o·de·on

N0096400 (nĭk′ə-lō′dē-ən)n.1. An early movie theater charging an admission price of five cents.2. A player piano.3. A jukebox.

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[nickel + (Mel)odeon, music hall; see melodeon.]

nickelodeon

(ˌnɪkəˈləʊdɪən) n1. (Instruments) an early form of jukebox2. (Film) (formerly) a cinema charging five cents for admission3. (Instruments) (formerly) a Pianola, esp one operated by inserting a five-cent piece[C20: from nickel + (mel)odeon]

nick•el•o•de•on

(ˌnɪk əˈloʊ di ən)

n. 1. an early jukebox that was operated by inserting nickels. 2. an early motion-picture theater, orig. with an admission price of one nickel. [1885–90]

nickelodeon

a juke-box, record-player, or player piano operated by the insertion of a nickel or other coin. See also films.See also: Music, Phonograph Records

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an early name for a cinema, so called because of the five-cent admission charge. See also music.See also: Films

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nickelodeon - a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coinjukeboxphonograph, record player - machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically

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