discotheque
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7.3
- noun
- /ˌdɪs.kəˈtɛk/
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discoteca
- Every Saturday night, the city's most popular discotheque is packed with people dancing to the latest hits.
Examples
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John believes many national and international tourists prefer this discotheque because it is right next to the beach and there are no walls or windows anywhere.
Academic text (2006) -
The floor was guarded by two big guards who looked like bouncers at a discotheque.
Fiction book (1990) -
I thought about her, at the discotheque.
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I left her standing outside the discotheque.
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It's like a map of every discotheque and singles bar in town.
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Dancing to those songs at every party and in every discotheque has become "a tradition."
Academic text (2006) -
Once, I was playing in a discotheque; there were lots of tourists.
Academic text (2006) -
The discotheque in the mall called "Big Daddy's".
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Rock 'n' roll became the music of discotheques, and the rock ballad took hold of youth tastes.
Academic text (1991) -
Songs by John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, and Donna Summer filled the discotheques and the barrios.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
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1.2
A place with music and dancing where people go at night
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5.9
An informal dance party where popular music is played
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1.6
A place open late at night with music and dancing where people buy drinks
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2.7
A public club where people go to dance to recorded music
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2.9
A large place for dancing with live or recorded music
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3.4
A room or building where people gather to dance, often for Jamaican music
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9.1
A large elegant place for dancing and music
An informal dance for teenagers where people play popular songs from records
How Dance-Focused
Surface Forms
Etymology
Discotheque comes from disc meaning 'record' and -thèque meaning 'a place to keep things', like a library, so it originally meant a place for records to be kept or played. That's why a discotheque is a dance club where people move to recorded music.