EP

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abbreviation or noun

ˈē-ˈpē 

plural EPs

: a music recording that is typically longer than a single (see single entry 2 sense 1c(2)) and shorter than a full-length album

… a five-song EP by the South Korean boy band that clocks in under 15 minutes …

—Joe Coscarelli

Today, EPs look just like full-length CDs, except for the number of tracks. … Most EPs contain 30 minutes or so of music …

—Roger Catlin

There are plenty of reasons to make an EP—whether it's to … find a proper home for B-sides or serve as an introduction to an up-and-coming group before their official debut.

—Bonnie Stiernberg

… released a new extended play (EP) record.

—Mike Sunnucks

called also extended play

EP

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abbreviation

1

estimated position

2

European plan

Examples of EP in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Abbreviation or noun

Death Grips first formed in Sacramento, CA in 2010, with Burnett, Hill, and Morin sharing their debut EP Exmilitary in April 2011. —Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025

The trio made its Matador debut in 2023 with the five-song Dressed in Trenches EP. —Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2025

YouTube The songs on the LONDON EP are far from exceptional. —Sheldon Pearce, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025

Named for a word used to describe pitch blackness, Vernon’s EP SABLE found him in the middle of a reckoning and on bended knee. —Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Abbreviation or noun

extended play

First Known Use

Abbreviation Or Noun

1989, in the meaning defined above