dis ‧ co /ˈdɪskəʊ $ -koʊ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural discos )
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: discotheque ]
1 . [countable] a place or social event at which people dance to recorded popular music:
the school disco
2 . [uncountable] a type of dance music that was first popular in the 1970s
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THESAURUS
▪ dance an organized social event where people to go dance:
The dance will be held in the school gym.
▪ ball a large formal occasion where people dance:
The University holds a ball at the end of June.
▪ prom a formal dance party for high school students, especially in the US, usually held at the end of a school year:
Who’s your date for the prom?
▪ formal American English a dance at which you must wear formal clothes:
He rented a tuxedo to wear to his company’s holiday formal.
▪ disco a place or social event where people dance to recorded popular music:
She met Nick at a school disco.
▪ club/nightclub a place where people go at night to dance:
We went out for dinner and then to a club.