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DIME NOVEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dime novel mean?
• DIME NOVEL (noun)
The noun DIME NOVEL has 1 sense:
1. a melodramatic paperback novel
Familiarity information: DIME NOVEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A melodramatic paperback novel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
dime novel; penny dreadful
Hypernyms ("dime novel" is a kind of...):
novel (an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story)
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