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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink; "don't expect a good meal at a cabaret"; "the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night"; "he played the drums at a jazz club" [syn: cabaret, nightclub, night club, club, nightspot]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Date: 1894 a place of entertainment open at night usually serving food and liquor and providing music and space for dancing and often having a floor show II. intransitive verb Date: 1936 to patronize nightclubs • nightclubber noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a club that is open at night and provides refreshment and entertainment.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

also night club(nightclubs) A nightclub is a place where people go late in the evening to drink and dance. N-COUNT

Moby Thesaurus

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