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dis⋅co⋅theque

[dis-kuh-tek, dis-kuh-tek]
–noun
a nightclub for dancing to live or recorded music and often featuring sophisticated sound systems, elaborate lighting, and other effects.
Also, dis⋅co⋅thèque.
Also called disco.


Origin:
1950–55; < F discothèque. See disc, -o-, theca
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dis·co·theque also dis·co·thèque   (dĭs'kə-těk', dĭs'kə-těk')   
n.  A nightclub that features dancing to recorded or sometimes live music and often has showy decor and elaborate lighting.

[French, record library, discothèque, from Italian discoteca, record library : disco, disk, record (from Latin discus, quoit; see discus) + biblioteca, library (from Latin bibliothēca; see bibliotheca).]
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Word Origin & History

discotheque 
borrowed 1954 from Fr. discothèque "nightclub with recorded music for dancing," also "record library," borrowed 1932 from It. discoteca "record collection, record library," coined 1927 from disco "phonograph record" + -teca "collection," probably on model of biblioteca "library."
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