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

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Noun
Offset recorded Haunted by Fame while on tour recently, and the LP features tracks with YoungBoy Never Broke Again, NoCap, and Lil Dump. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025 Newsweek reached out to Lyon police and LNE-LP Asia, an affiliate of Pourquery Laboratory, via email for comment. Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025 For Choi, whose firm came on board as an investor in Zeev Ventures about five years ago, that kind of focus on performance – coupled with clarity of communication – has kept him a happy LP. Michal Lev-Ram, Cnbc Contributor, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025 The album sees the band reinvigorate a creative partnership with Aaron Dessner, who also worked on its 2015 LP, Wilder Mind. Sophie Williams, Billboard, 29 Oct. 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 2 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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