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DISCO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does disco mean?
• DISCO (noun)
The noun DISCO has 2 senses:
1. popular dance music (especially in the late 1970s); melodic with a regular bass beat; intended mainly for dancing at discotheques
2. a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music
Familiarity information: DISCO used as a noun is rare.
• DISCO (verb)
The verb DISCO has 1 sense:
1. dance to disco music
Familiarity information: DISCO used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Popular dance music (especially in the late 1970s); melodic with a regular bass beat; intended mainly for dancing at discotheques
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
disco; disco music
Hypernyms ("disco" is a kind of...):
popular music; popular music genre (any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
disco; discotheque
Hypernyms ("disco" is a kind of...):
ballroom; dance hall; dance palace (large room used mainly for dancing)
| Conjugation: |
... he / she / it discos Past simple: discoed
Past participle: discoed
-ing form: discoing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dance to disco music
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "disco" is one way to...):
dance; trip the light fantastic; trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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