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单词 discotheque
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Definition of discotheque in English:

discotheque

noun ˈdɪskətɛkˈdɪskəˌtɛk
  • another term for disco (sense 1 of the noun)

Origin

1950s: from French discothèque, originally 'record library', on the pattern of bibliothèque 'library'.

  • English writers commented on the French discothèque in the 1950s. Originally it was a record library (on the model of bibliothèque ‘library’), then a club where recorded music was played for dancing. By the 1960s the English-speaking world had opened its own discotheques, and the USA very quickly shortened the word to disco. See also jukebox

Definition of discotheque in US English:

discotheque

nounˈdɪskəˌtɛkˈdiskəˌtek
  • another term for disco (sense 1 of the noun)

Origin

1950s: from French discothèque, originally ‘record library’, on the pattern of bibliothèque ‘library’.

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