Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

post-disco

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables: post-dis-co
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genre of dance music formulated in the late 1970s, after a backlash against disco.

Uncountable

adj

Of or pertaining to this style.

Example Sentences

"Not many artists could pull off such a variety of styles (funk, post-disco, rock, easy listening, ballads) back then."
"Bridging the so-called death of disco and the birth of house, all this early-to-mid-'80s music lacks a name beyond drably functional and neutral terms like "dance" or "club music." Post-disco is better because this was music created by and for people […]who refused to accept the official decree of disco’s demise."

Etymology

From post- + disco.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: post

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

postdisco (alternative, rare)

Frequently Paired Words

predisco

Questions

What does post-disco mean?: A genre of dance music formulated in the late 1970s, after a backlash against disco.
Where does post-disco come from?: From post- + disco.

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