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  disc

  noun

  a phonograph record.
• disc-
  disc-

  variant of disco- before a vowel.
• disc.
  disc.

  abbreviation

  discount.

disc

¹ American  

[disk] / dɪsk /

Also disk

noun

• discs
  plural

1. a phonograph record.

2. disk.

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verb (used with object)

1. Informal. to make (a recording) on a phonograph disc.

2. disk.

disc- ² American  

1. variant of disco- before a vowel.

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disc. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. discount.

2. discovered.

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disc British  

/ dɪsk /

noun

1. a flat circular plate

2. something resembling or appearing to resemble this

   the sun's disc

3. another word for (gramophone) record

4. anatomy any approximately circular flat structure in the body, esp an intervertebral disc

5. 1. the flat receptacle of composite flowers, such as the daisy

   2. ( as modifier )

      a disc floret

6. the middle part of the lip of an orchid

7. 1. Also called: parking disc.  a marker or device for display in a parked vehicle showing the time of arrival or the latest permitted time of departure or both

   2. ( as modifier )

      a disc zone

      disc parking

8. computing a variant spelling of disk

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verb

1. to work (land) with a disc harrow

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• discs
  plural

Etymology

Origin of disc

see origin at disk

Explanation

A disc is an object that's round and flat. It might be a toy that you throw, like a Frisbee, or it might be a compact disc with digitally encoded music. Disc is often used interchangeably with disk. A disc galaxy, or disk galaxy, is a vast collection of stars that appears flat and circular through a telescope. The discs, or disks, in your spine are circular pads of cartilage that cushion the vertebrae. But the disc spelling is more commonly used for a phonograph record on which music is inscribed and played back on a record player. And a disc jockey entertains people by playing recorded music, originally that which was recorded on discs.

Example Sentences

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disc disc. discs

A gold disc celebrating 500,000 UK sales of Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go is estimated to sell for at least £200.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

That began a career-threatening battle with back injuries that includes seven surgeries since 2014 — several microdiscectomies, a 2017 lumbar fusion and most recently a lumbar disc replacement performed in October 2025.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

"Retail usually historically costs 20 to 30 percent of total margin on the sale of a single disc," Dreunen said, as stores take a cut of any sale.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

I own the last car made with a factory-installed in-dash disc player.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Attached to the bottom of the disc is a needle.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

Mahoney then cited “the strong circumstantial evidence — his name is on the disc and you’ve got two radio tracks on the disc. I think it’s more than close.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2020

"He really changed my life, because 'Star Wars' was like the first story I ever knew. We had it on like VHS like ripped from a laser disc. I just wanted to be that guy."

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2018

Bryan, W. A.; June 10, '61; disc. on sur. cer.,

From In The Ranks From the Wilderness to Appomattox Court House by R. E. McBride

M'Elhany, R.; June 10, '61; disc. for w'ds, Dec.

From In The Ranks From the Wilderness to Appomattox Court House by R. E. McBride

Edgar, H. J.; June 23, '61; disc. for w'ds, Nov.

From In The Ranks From the Wilderness to Appomattox Court House by R. E. McBride

At a photo shoot to promote “The Odyssey,” Zendaya wore earrings made from 3,000-year-old Persian gold discs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

The Japanese giant helped popularise console discs in the 1990s after launching its first PlayStation.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Changes in gene activity may contribute to neck and back pain by damaging the discs that act as the spine's natural shock absorbers, according to new research.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

Xbox's technology chief said an "unacceptable" outage on Monday should not have stopped people from playing their games on physical discs.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

High leather boots with steel shinguards gave some protection to his legs, and discs of black iron were sewn into the fingers of his gloves.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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