[ ˌnɪkə'ləʊdɪən ]
■ noun N. Amer.
1》 informal, dated a jukebox, originally one operated by the insertion of a nickel.
2》 historical a cinema charging one nickel.
Origin
early 20th cent.: from nickel + a shortened form of melodeon .
[ ˌnɪkə'ləʊdɪən ]
■ noun N. Amer.
1》 informal, dated a jukebox, originally one operated by the insertion of a nickel.
2》 historical a cinema charging one nickel.
Origin
early 20th cent.: from nickel + a shortened form of melodeon .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004