LP

1 of 2

noun

: a microgroove phonograph record designed to be played at 33¹/₃ revolutions per minute

LP

2 of 2

abbreviation

1
2
low pressure

Examples of LP in a Sentence

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Noun
Tuesday, San Diego City Council members voted unanimously to approve a 60-year lease agreement with 101 Ash Venture LP for the property. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025 Titled, That Was the Year that Was, the 1965 LP reached No. 18 on the Billboard 200. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 July 2025 Bieber and his wife, Hailey, played the LP in full as child star Kyle Massey alongside Gunna, Lil B, John Mayer, iShowSpeed, Madison Beer, The Kid Laroi, and a hoard of other celebrities praised the crooner’s return to music. Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 28 July 2025 Kerwin Frost tagged Bieber in an Instagram story praising his new LP and putting down the Virginia rappers’ latest effort. Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 15 July 2025 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 4 Aug. 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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