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dime novel

dime novel noun: a cheap pulp novel produced in 19th-century America.

Noun

dime novel (plural dime novels)

  1. (US, dated) A cheap pulp novel produced in 19th-century America.

Forms of dime novel

pluraldime novels

Questions about dime novel

What does dime novel mean?
Dime novel means a cheap pulp novel produced in 19th-century America.
What part of speech is dime novel?
Dime novel is a noun.
What is the plural of dime novel?
The plural of dime novel is dime novels.

Words near dime novel in the dictionary

  1. dime bags
  2. dime dropper
  3. dime droppers
  4. dime museum
  5. dime museums
  6. dime novel
  7. dime novelist
  8. dime novelists
  9. dime novels
  10. dime out
  11. dime piece

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