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
Despite the success of the two singles, Beyoncé fans were still left mostly in the dark about Cowboy Carter, which, at the time, was referred to simply as Act II, given that the singer had yet to reveal the LP's name. Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2024 Annie Clark’s latest follows Daddy’s Home, her 2021 LP, which took cues from Prince, funk posturing, and even John Cassavetes films. Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 26 Apr. 2024 Along with the new track, Normani also announced that the LP is slated to release on June 14. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2024 The group’s 1972 LP, Seventh Sojourn, found Pinder blazing a trail with another new instrument, the Chamberlin, another electro-mechanical keyboard that also used a tape-like device that would later be featured on recordings by Stevie Wonder, James Taylor and Edgar Winter. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2024 Norwest would ultimately merge with Wells Fargo in 1998, and the bank has been the firm’s primary LP ever since. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2024 Lakshmi recalled receiving an LP of Joan Rivers’s standup one year for her birthday and relishing the comedian’s defensive bite. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2024 The revelation isn’t the first time the metaphor-loving Grammy winner has given fans a taste of the new album, which follows her 2022 Billboard 200-topping LP Midnights. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2024 Following a recording sharing the name of the LP, Glover premiered a new, untitled song. Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Apr. 2024

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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 May. 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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