Meaning Of The Word Dime novel

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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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