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dis·co

(dĭs′kō)

n. pl. dis·cos

1. A discotheque.

a. Popular dance music, popularized in the late 1970s, characterized by strong repetitive bass rhythms.

b. A style of dancing usually done to disco music.

intr.v. dis·coed, dis·co·ing, dis·cos

To dance to disco music.

[Short for discotheque.]

dis′co adj.

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disco

(ˈdɪskəʊ)

n, pl -cos

1. (Pop Music)

a. an occasion at which typically young people dance to amplified pop records, usually compered by a disc jockey and featuring special lighting effects

b. (as modifier): disco dancing.

2. (Pop Music) a nightclub or other public place where such dances take place

3. (Pop Music) mobile equipment, usually accompanied by a disc jockey who operates it, for providing music for a disco

4. (Pop Music)

a. a type of dance music designed to be played in discos, with a solid thump on each beat

b. (as modifier): a disco record.

[C20: shortened from discotheque]

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dis•co

(ˈdɪs koʊ)

n., pl. -cos. n.

1. a discotheque.

2. a style of popular music for dancing with a heavy, rhythmic beat.

v.i.

3. to dance to disco.

[1960–65, Amer.; by shortening]

disco

1. A dance poupular in the 1970s and set within a structure of certain moves and steps designed to give the impression of cool.”

2. A form of R&B music that developed from funk in the early 1970s. Disco abandoned many of the vocal and improvised elements of funk in favor of a strong beat.

disco

(ˈdiskou)

short for discotheque.

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Noun	1.	disco - popular dance music (especially in the late 1970s); melodic with a regular bass beat; intended mainly for dancing at discotheques disco music popular music, popular music genre - any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)
	2.	disco - a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music discotheque ballroom, dance hall, dance palace - large room used mainly for dancing
Verb	1.	disco - dance to disco music trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"

disco

noun dance, ball, hop (informal), knees-up (Brit. informal), discotheque, dancing party The youth club holds a disco every Friday night.

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Translations

ديسكو

diskotéka

diskotek

disko

disko

ディスコ

디스코

diskotéka

disko

disco

ดิสโก้

disko

điệu nhảy disco

迪斯科

disco

[ˈdɪskəʊ]

A. ABBR =discotheque → disco f, discoteca f

B. CPD disco dancing N → baile m de música disco
disco music N → música f disco

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disco

[ˈdɪskəʊ] n abbr (=discotheque)

(= place, club) → discothèque f

(= event) → soirée f disco
There's a disco at the school tonight → Il y a une soirée disco à l'école ce soir.

(= music) → disco mdisco dancing n → danse f disco

disco

n → Disco f, → Disko f; disco dancing → Discotanzen nt

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disco

[ˈdɪskəʊ] n (fam) (place) → discoteca; (event) → festa (con disc jockey)

disco

→ ديسكو diskotéka diskotek Disco ντίσκο discoteca disko boîte disko discoteca ディスコ 디스코 disco diskotek dyskoteka discoteca диско disco ดิสโก้ disko điệu nhảy disco 迪斯科

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