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disco
1[ dis-koh ]
noun
- 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.
adjective
- of or relating to a disco or disco music.
- intended for a disco or its patrons.
verb (used without object)
- to dance disco, especially at a discotheque.
disco
/ ˈɪəʊ /
noun
- 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
Word History and Origins
Origin of disco1
Word History and Origins
Origin of disco1
Example Sentences
“Once we gather under the disco ball, identities blur,” Rigal says.
With a talented eye for lighting, Villarreal has installed statement pieces throughout the apartment that add warmth and drama, including a glittering 40-inch disco ball that illuminates the living room like a discotheque.
And she showed she’s a close study of au courant Gen Z retro hits, slipping into the breezy disco of “Moonlit Floor,” her kinda-cover of Sixpence None The Richer.
However, it was 1978's Parallel Lines that made them household names, powered by new wave hits like One Way Or Another and the disco grooves of Heart of Glass.
“You can have a disco in the porte cochere. You can have a drum circle in the back. ... So many people have put such good vibes into this property for so many years. Us included.”
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