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discothèque, -theque|ˈdɪskətɛk|
[a. Fr. discothèque, after bibliothèque. Cf. disc n. 2 d.]
A club, etc., where recorded music is played for dancing.
[1951Sackville-West & Shawe-Taylor Record Guide 32 On the analogy of ‘bibliothèque’, the French have taken to using the very attractive ‘discothèque’ for ‘record library’; it is a pity that this formation is impossible in English.] 1954New Yorker 25 Sept. 107 The St.-Germain-des-Prés discothèque night clubs..where phonograph disques are played for dancing. 1960Atlantic Monthly Sept. 46/1 We go after dinner, to a Left Bank discothèque. Ibid. 46/2 Since this is a discothèque, jazz is blaring from the walls and record sleeves are scattered about. 1964TV Guide (U.S.) 12–18 Dec. 19/1 A discotheque is a small, intimate night club that plays recorded music for dancing—and discotheque dresses make dancing the frug, the monkey, and the Watusi a delight because they move with the beat. 1965F. Raphael Darling xxii. 105 They danced in smoky discothèques. 1970Morning Star 6 Jan. 3 Mr. Moon, his wife and two friends had attended the opening of a discotheque at the Red Lion public house on Sunday. |