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dime novels

dime novels is the plural of dime novel.

Meaning of dime novel

Noun

dime novel (plural dime novels)

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

Questions about dime novels

What is dime novels the plural of?
Dime novels is the plural of dime novel.

Words near dime novels in the dictionary

  1. dime museum
  2. dime museums
  3. dime novel
  4. dime novelist
  5. dime novelists
  6. dime novels
  7. dime out
  8. dime piece
  9. dime pieces
  10. dime store
  11. dime stores

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