EP

¹

abbreviation

1. European plan.

2. extended play:

   1. a phonograph record that is typically played at 45 rpm and contains more tracks than a single, but fewer tracks than an LP.

   2. a short or half-length music album in any format, typically comprised of four to seven songs: called EP as an evolution of the traditional extended-play record, albums in other formats are not known by the underlying expanded form, and identified only by the abbreviation.

ep-

²

1. variant of epi- before a vowel or h: epaxial.

Ep.

³

abbreviation

1. Epistle.

EP

¹

noun

1. an extended-play single, one of the formats in which music is sold, usually comprising four or five tracks

abbreviation

1. Eastern (Cape) Province

Ep.

²

abbreviation

1. Epistle

ep-

³

prefix

1. variant of epi-

   epexegesis

ep

⁴

/ ɛp /

abbreviation

1. episode

Word History and Origins

Origin of EP¹

First recorded in 1950–55 EP for def. 2a

Example Sentences

They followed that up this past May with “Duh!,” their eighth EP and first to debut at #1 on the Billboard World Albums chart.

From Los Angeles Times

The song, called What Am I Doing It For?, it became the opening track of her debut EP, Middle Child.

From BBC

It was their second album in under a year; during which time they'd also released a new EP and a 12-track mixtape, Hop, featuring solo tracks from each of the eight members: Bang Chan, Changbin, Felix, Han, Hyunjin, I.N, Lee Know and Seungmin.

From BBC

As a solo artist, James released several singles, a self-titled album in 1995 and the 2020 EP “I Am Now.”

From Los Angeles Times

“It would be nice to do the odd EP here and there, DJing and writing music under different names.”

From Los Angeles Times

When To Use

What else does EP mean?

EP commonly stands for extended play, a musical recording which is popularly understood as shorter than a full album (about four to seven tracks). EP can also stand for European plan (in hotels) and European Parliament. Sometimes, EP, written as ep, is short for episode (of a TV show, podcast, etc.).How is EP pronounced?[ ee-pee ] for European Parliament, European Plan, or extended play, and [ ep ] for episode.What are some other words related to EP?

• album



• LP



• mixtape



• record