LP

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noun

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

LP

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abbreviation

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low pressure

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Noun
That’s a notable contrast to 2024, when the band marked the Blue Album‘s 30th with a full arena tour, playing the LP front-to-back. Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2026 Apart from a useful segment on songwriter-producer David Foster’s contribution to the latter LP, the many other session players, arrangers, and additional songwriters that augmented White’s creative vision on the band’s recordings receive relatively sparse attention. Prof. Mike Alleyne Ph.d, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 It’s been almost a decade since the last Downtown Boys LP, and the cost of living has never been higher. Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026 Now — her first LP in five years — and all the tunes for her follow-up 1975 album, Love Me by Name, produced by Quincy Jones. Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for LP

Word History

Etymology

Noun

long-playing

First Known Use

Noun

1948, in the meaning defined above

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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 30 Jun. 2026.

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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