Discotheque vs. Disco — What's the Difference?

A nightclub that features dancing to recorded or sometimes live music and often has showy decor and elaborate lighting.

Disco is a genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the 1970s from the United States' urban nightlife scene. Its sound is typified by four-on-the-floor beats, syncopated basslines, string sections, horns, electric piano, synthesizers, and electric rhythm guitars.

A nightclub where dancing takes place.

A discotheque.

A public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music

Popular dance music, popularized in the late 1970s, characterized by strong repetitive bass rhythms.

A style of dancing usually done to disco music.

To dance to disco music.

Clipping of discotheque, a nightclub for dancing.

A genre of dance music that was popular in the 1970s, characterized by elements of soul music with a strong Latin-American beat and often accompanied by pulsating lights.

Discovery (pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered)

Discovery (materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered)

(intransitive) To dance disco-style dances.

(intransitive) To go to discotheques.

A public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music