nickelodeon
noun/ˌnɪkəˈloʊdiən/
Frequency rank: #11,515 most common English word
Meaning
an early type of movie theater or jukebox that charged a nickel for admission or a song.
Example sentence
The children gathered around the old nickelodeon to watch a short film for just one nickel.
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