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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A melodramatic novel of romance or adventure, usually in paperback.

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  • noun US, dated A cheap pulp novel produced in 19th century America.

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  • noun a melodramatic paperback novel

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[After the Dime Book Series, published by Erastus Flavel Beadle (1821–1894).]

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