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disco

1

[ dis-koh ]

noun

plural discos.
  1. 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.
  2. any of various forms of dance, often improvisational, performed to such music.


adjective

  1. of or relating to a disco or disco music.
  2. intended for a disco or its patrons.

verb (used without object)

discoed, discoing.
  1. to dance disco, especially at a discotheque.

disco-

2
  1. a combining form representing disk or disc in compound words:

    discifloral.

  2. a combining form meaning “phonograph record”, used in the formation of compound words:

    discography.

disco

/ ˈɪəʊ /

noun

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

      disco dancing

  1. a nightclub or other public place where such dances take place
  2. mobile equipment, usually accompanied by a disc jockey who operates it, for providing music for a disco
    1. a type of dance music designed to be played in discos, with a solid thump on each beat
    2. ( as modifier )

      a disco record

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disco1

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65; by shortening
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disco1

C20: shortened from discotheque
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“Once we gather under the disco ball, identities blur,” Rigal says.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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“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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