"Nickelodeon" meaning in All languages combined

See Nickelodeon on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Nickelodeons [plural]
Etymology: nickel (“coin worth 5 cents”) + odeon Etymology templates: {{compound|en|nickel|odeon|id1=Q238498|t1=coin worth 5 cents}} nickel (“coin worth 5 cents”) + odeon Head templates: {{en-noun}} Nickelodeon (plural Nickelodeons)
  1. (historical) A small, rudimentary movie theater that charged five cents for admission, popular in North America from about 1905 to 1915. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Nickelodeon-en-noun-ziG-IMrH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 47 6
  2. A coin-operated player piano, often elaborated with percussion, banjos, bells, whistles, and other musical instruments and noise-makers.
    Sense id: en-Nickelodeon-en-noun-8lWVI8t0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 47 6
  3. An American jukebox operated by nickels.
    Sense id: en-Nickelodeon-en-noun-pdope08s
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nickelodeon

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