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Definition of: nickelodeon
(nik′əl·ō′dē·ən) noun
1. An early type of motion-picture theater charging an admission fee of five cents.
2. An automatic slot machine, such as a cinematograph or a phonograph, which performs when a nickel is inserted. [<NICKEL (def. 2) + odeon, var. of ODEUM]
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