LP

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noun

: a microgroove phonograph record designed to be played at 33¹/₃ revolutions per minute

LP

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abbreviation

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low pressure

Examples of LP in a Sentence

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Noun
Multiple producers were brought in to help salvage a single LP album out of the sessions. Al Shipley, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024 The single and the LP went on to win album, record and song of the year at the Grammys. Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024 The track is the lead single from Jelly Roll’s LP Beautifully Broken, which bowed at No. 1 on Top Country Albums and the all-genre Billboard 200 dated Oct. 26 with 161,000 equivalent album units, marking his initial leader on each list. Jim Asker, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024 The ambitious efforts earlier in the LP are laudable, but ultimately don’t land. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for LP 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

long-playing

First Known Use

Noun

1948, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of LP was in 1948

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“LP.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/LP. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

LP

noun
ˈel-ˈpē
: a phonograph record designed to be played at 33⅓ revolutions per minute
Etymology

Noun

long-playing

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