Meanings
noundisco music (uncountable)
- uncountableA genre of dance music that was mostly popular in the 1970s that is often characterized by its elements of soul music along with a strong Latin-American inspired beat and often accompanied by pulsating lights that also features a melodic sound with a regular bass beat that was intended mainly for dancing at discotheques.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounpopular dance music (especially in the late 1970s); melodic with a regular bass beat; intended mainly for dancing at discotheques
Similar
Broader
popular musicpopular music genre
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan música disco
- música discodisco music
Hungarian diszkó
- diszkódisco music
Polish disco
- discodisco music
Spanish música disco
- música discodisco music
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APA
disco music. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disco%20music
MLA
“disco music.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disco%20music. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disco music,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disco%20music.
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