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discoteca
Italian · 1927
"a record library or collection"
a coinage combining disco 'phonograph record' with a Greek-derived suffix for a collection or library
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discotheque
French · 1951
"a nightclub playing recorded dance music"
borrowed and shifted from a record collection to the venue playing the records
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discotheque
English · 1954
"a club for dancing to recorded pop music"
adopted for a club devoted to dancing to recorded music
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