"dime novel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dime novels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dime novel (plural dime novels)
  1. (US, dated) A cheap pulp novel produced in 19th-century America. Wikipedia link: dime novel Tags: US, dated Related terms: dime novelist, gazette, penny dreadful, pulp fiction
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