discotheque

discotheque
/dis"keuh tek', dis'keuh tek"/, n.
a nightclub for dancing to live or recorded music and often featuring sophisticated sound systems, elaborate lighting, and other effects.
Also, discothèque. Also called disco.
[1950-55; < F discothèque. See DISC, -O-, THECA]

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