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
Since breaking in 1988 with their debut LP Surfer Rosa, Pixies has cast a Godzilla-sized shadow on alternative music. Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025 The song about the effects of the opioid crisis on Appalachia dropped on Thursday along with the release date for Snipe Hunter, the Kentucky songwriter’s latest LP. Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2025 It was released from Lambert’s LP Revolution, which debuted at No. 1 on Top Country Albums, marking her third of seven straight career-opening, and total, No. 1s. Jim Asker, Billboard, 12 June 2025 Man’s Best Friend follows Carpenter's LP Short n’ Sweet, which was released last August and topped the charts. Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 11 June 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 17 Jun. 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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