discotheque
or dis·co·thèque
[ dis-kuh-tek, dis-kuh-tek ]
noun
a nightclub for dancing to live or recorded music and often featuring sophisticated sound systems, elaborate lighting, and other effects.
Origin of discotheque
1- Also called disco.
Words Nearby discotheque
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How to use discotheque in a sentence
Then panic set in as flames rapidly engulfed the ceiling and filled the discotheque with black smoke.
British Dictionary definitions for discotheque
discotheque
/ (ˈdɪskəˌtɛk) /
noun
the full name of disco
Origin of discotheque
1C20: from French discothèque, from Greek diskos disc + -o- + Greek thēkē case
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