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NYTKL-ub/ˈnaɪtklʌb/

A nightclub is a place open late where people dance and drink. A pub is for drinking and talk; a club can also mean a sports or school club. Licensing: a nightclub licence is not the same as a college summer ball in the hall.

Meaning

A place open late where people dance and drink.

Examples

• “A nightclub licence is not the same as a college summer ball in the hall.”
• “ID at the nightclub door is 18; a sixth-form ball is a different licence.”

Good to know

a nightclub; a nightclub licence. Close: a club (wider). Contrast: a pub. Licensing / sixth form. Countable venues. Mix-up: nightlife is the activity, uncountable.

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