Meaning Of The Word Dime novel
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What's The Definition Of Dime novel?
dime novel in American English
a hack paperback novel of a type popular in the later 19th and early 20th cent., usually sensational or melodramatic and originally costing a dime noun: a cheap melodramatic or sensational novel, usually in paperback and selling for ten cents, esp. such an adventure novel popular c1850 to c1920 dime novel in British English noun: (formerly) a cheap melodramatic novel, usually in paperback |
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