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Added 9 October 2026

disco

/ˈdɪskəʊ/ noun

In Latin: discothēca Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about disco at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Popular dance music (especially in the late 1970s); melodic with a regular bass beat; intended mainly for dancing at discotheques.
A public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music.

verb

Dance to disco music.

Origin

From a shortening of discotheque, from French discothèque.

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