Meaning & use
nickelodeon
An early type of movie theater in the United States that charged five cents for admission.
See it in a sentence
In the early 1900s, families would spend an evening watching short films at the local nickelodeon.
The nickelodeon on Main Street was one of the first movie houses in the county.
A note on using this word
Nickelodeon can also refer to a coin-operated jukebox, a related but distinct sense from the early movie theater.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music when a coin is inserted.
The old diner still has a working nickelodeon in the corner booth.
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