Nickelodeon
English
noun
Definitions
- (historical) A small, rudimentary movie theater that charged five cents for admission, popular in North America from about 1905 to 1915.
- A coin-operated player piano, often elaborated with percussion, banjos, bells, whistles, and other musical instruments and noise-makers.
- An American jukebox operated by nickels.
Etymology
Compound from English nickel + English odeon.
Origin
English
odeon
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- allylnickel English
- cupronickel English
- dinickel English
- ferronickel English
- ferronickelplatinum English
- hexanickel English
- melodeon English
- nickel English
- nickelate English
- nickelaustinite English
- nickelic English
- nickeliferous English
- nickelise English
- nickelization English
- nickelize English
- nickelless English
- nickelous English
- nickelphosphide English
- nonnickel English
- odeon English
- organonickel English
- radionickel English
- tetranickel English
- trinickel English
- Nickel German
- ᾠδεῖον Ancient Greek
- nickel Swedish
- nicil Irish
- nikel Malay