predisco en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English disco English predisco From pre- + disco.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of the period in the 1970s preceding the advent of disco music.
The intimate Sneakers Annex space, which could just as easily pass for a mid-50s combination truck stop/clip joint (except for Mark Mac Lean's clever predisco music), teems with the eternally generic[…].
1988 January 8, Lawrence Bommer, “Live Dancers Tonite”, in Chicago Reader:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pre-disco | alternative | lexicographic |