LP

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noun

: a microgroove phonograph record designed to be played at 33⅓ revolutions per minute

LP

2 of 2

abbreviation

1
2
low pressure

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Noun
Two of them, Fenero Equity Investments LP and Fenero Financial Switzerland LP, are flagged in the SAR from the Bank of New York Mellon for transactions worth $360 million. Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025 The new collection is the first global Hatchie release through Secretly Canadian, which signed the Aussie act in 2021, two years after arrival of debut LP Keepsake, and on the heels of plaudits from Pitchfork, Stereogum and elsewhere. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025 Country star Tyler Childers will have another chance to win his first Grammy, earning four nominations for his latest LP, Snipe Hunter. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025 When reached for comment, Sequoia directed Fortune to its LP letter, and Grady and Lin’s comments on X. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025 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. 2025.

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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