odeon

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The name Nickelodeon was based on the cost of admission to the theater, a nickel, and the Greek word for theater, "odeon."

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  1. See odeum.

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  • The name Nickelodeon was based on the cost of admission to the theater, a nickel, and the Greek word for theater, "odeon." —  Sand Mountain Reporter: News
  • PERMALINK hey y'all! over the weekend hollywood's golden on-screen couple of the moment kate winslet and leonardo dicaprio hit the red carpet over in london (held at the odeon in leicester square) for the premiere of revolutionary road which i still haven't seen - this week i'm making it my mission —  popbytes
  • The odeon differed from the theatre principally in being smaller and entirely covered in by a wooden roof. —  A Text-Book of the History of Architecture Seventh Edition, revised
  • National Endowment of the Arts, McCarter Theater, Theatres de Nimes, Le Theatre L'odeon, and Theaterworks/USA. —  BroadwayWorld.com Albuquerque Stories
  • 6 or after 10 the odeon -- 212 233 0507 -- 1 ring, good afternoon the odeon, we could do —  Eater
 

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