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PENNY DREADFUL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does penny dreadful mean?
• PENNY DREADFUL (noun)
The noun PENNY DREADFUL has 1 sense:
1. a melodramatic paperback novel
Familiarity information: PENNY DREADFUL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A melodramatic paperback novel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
dime novel; penny dreadful
Hypernyms ("penny dreadful" is a kind of...):
novel (an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story)
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