"disco music" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} disco music (uncountable)
  1. A 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. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Musical genres Translations (disco music): música disco [feminine] (Catalan), დისკო (disḳo) (Georgian), diszkó (Hungarian), disco [neuter] (Polish), música disco (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-disco_music-en-noun-PoWAMzU6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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