2. Noun. (plural of nickelodeon) ¹
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Definition of Nickelodeons
1. nickelodeon [n] - See also: nickelodeon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nickelodeons
Literary usage of Nickelodeons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Homestead: The Households of a Mill Town by Margaret Frances Byington (1910)
"Many people, therefore, find in the nickelodeons their only relaxation. Men on
their way home from work stop for a few minutes to see something of life ..."
2. Winning Equal Suffrage in California: Reports of Committees of the College (1913)
"We have reason to believe that the method proved itself good in nickelodeons in
the outlying districts of big cities and in country towns. ..."
3. Microbes and Men by Robert Tuttle Morris (1915)
"Dr. Bigelow thinks there is too much competition from movies, nickelodeons and
dancing pavilions, and he asks if anyone can explain the lack of sustained, ..."
4. The American Dramatist by Montrose Jonas Moses (1917)
"And when summer arrives, the legitimate playhouses turn themselves into nickelodeons.
In a way all this is a menace to the American dramatist. ..."
5. Women and the Trades by Elizabeth Beardsley Butler (1909)
"Nickelodeons and dance halls and skating rinks are in no sense inherently bad,
but so long as those maintained for profit are the only relief for nervous ..."
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