dime novel

noun

A cheap pulp novel produced in 19th-century America.

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penny dreadful
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Meanings

noundime novel (plural dime novels)

plural dime novels

  1. USdatedA cheap pulp novel produced in 19th-century America.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna melodramatic paperback novel

Similar
penny dreadful
Broader
novel
Also see
penny dreadful

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

dime novel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dime%20novel

MLA

“dime novel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dime%20novel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dime novel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dime%20novel.

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