Meaning

4 senses
  1. (uncountable)A genre of dance music that was popular in the 1970s, characterized by elements of soul music with a strong Latin-American beat and often accompanied by pulsating lights.

    Discomusik

    ди́скоdísko

    popular dance music (especially in the late 1970s); melodic with a regular bass beat; intended mainly for dancing at discotheques

  2. (UK, countable, uncountable)A dance, a social gathering where dancing is the main activity.

    a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music

  3. (US, informal)Discovery (pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered)

    You don't need to worry about these details at the complaint stage, we can get them in disco.

  4. (US, informal)Discovery (materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered)

    Has the disco come in from the defendants yet? We sent them requests almost six weeks ago.

Examples

44 sentences
  1. I like disco music.

    Я люблю диско.

    ruЯ люблю диско.

    deIch mag Diskomusik.

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  2. Tom likes disco music.

    Том любить музику диско.

    deTom mag Diskomusik.

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  3. Tom met Mary at a disco.

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  4. Our band has never played disco music.

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  5. How about going to a disco this weekend?

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
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Deutsch
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type of music:

Origin

From a shortening of discotheque, from French discothèque. Clipping of discovery.

From a shortening of discotheque, from French discothèque.

Clipping of discovery.

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Forms

plural: discos
Singulardisco
Pluraldiscos

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music:discotheque
  • popular dance music (especially in the late 1970s); melodic with a regular bass beat; intended mainly for dancing at discotheques:disco music

Word family

32 related words

See also

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