| Melodeon | n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; musical. See Melody, and cf. Odeon. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. (Mus.) A kind of small reed organ; -- a portable form of the seraphine. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A music hall. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| nickelodeon | n. [ Nickel + odeon. ] 1. A place of entertainment, as for moving picture exhibition, charging a fee or admission price of five cents. [ U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] 2. An early version of a jukebox that was operated by insertion of a nickel{ 2 }. [ PJC ] 3. (capitalized) The name of a Cable Television channel, specializing in programs for children. [ Trademark ] [ PJC ] |
| Odeon | n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;: cf. F. odéon. See Ode. ] A kind of theater in ancient Greece, smaller than the dramatic theater and roofed over, in which poets and musicians submitted their works to the approval of the public, and contended for prizes; -- hence, in modern usage, the name of a hall for musical or dramatic performances. [ 1913 Webster ] |
