disco
a style of popular music for dancing, usually recorded and with complex electronic instrumentation, in which simple, repetitive lyrics are subordinated to a heavy, pulsating, rhythmic beat.
any of various forms of dance, often improvisational, performed to such music.
of or relating to a disco or disco music.
intended for a disco or its patrons.
Origin of disco
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How to use disco in a sentence
Here was only more ego, more oppression, more lies, a non-savior stillborn of cocktails and discos.
The town is full of discos, clubs, and cheap restaurants that cater to a student clientele.
Los discos y frascos de Par se han afamado en el mercado de la goma.
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British Dictionary definitions for disco
/ (ˈdɪskəʊ) /
an occasion at which typically young people dance to amplified pop records, usually compered by a disc jockey and featuring special lighting effects
(as modifier): disco dancing
a nightclub or other public place where such dances take place
mobile equipment, usually accompanied by a disc jockey who operates it, for providing music for a disco
a type of dance music designed to be played in discos, with a solid thump on each beat
(as modifier): a disco record
Origin of disco
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