discotheque
or dis·co·thèque
[ dis-kuh-tek, dis-kuh-tek ]
/ ˈdɪs kəˌtɛk, ˌdɪs kəˈtɛk /
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noun
a nightclub for dancing to live or recorded music and often featuring sophisticated sound systems, elaborate lighting, and other effects.
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Also called disco.
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Then panic set in as flames rapidly engulfed the ceiling and filled the discotheque with black smoke.
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Word Origin for discotheque
C20: from French discothèque, from Greek diskos disc + -o- + Greek thēkē case
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