Nickelodeon Definition

nĭkə-lōdē-ən
noun
An early 20th-cent. theater for exhibiting films, vaudeville, etc., to which the admission was typically five cents.
Webster's New World
A player piano.
American Heritage
A player piano or type of jukebox operated by the insertion of a coin, typically a nickel, into a slot.
Webster's New World
A jukebox.
American Heritage
Alternative form of Nickelodeon.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Nickelodeon

Noun

Singular:
nickelodeon
Plural:
nickelodeons

Origin of Nickelodeon

  • From nickel, the United States five-cent coin, and odeon, which is the Greek word for a theatre.

    From Wiktionary

  • nickel (Mel)odeon music hall melodeon

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Nickelodeon Sentence Examples

  • It's been a big fave at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards over the years.

  • The most established of the bunch, this famous Nickelodeon sea sponge has met enduring success and continues to amuse both kids and adults with its weekly cartoon.

  • Twelve-year-old Doug Funnie is the main character on the show, which aired from 1991-1999 on Nickelodeon and the Disney Channel.

  • Conceived in 1999, Dora is a fixture on the Nickelodeon children's cable network.

  • Dora the Explorer is an animated television show that airs on Nickelodeon.

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