long play

noun

Origin of long play

First recorded in 1950–55

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When I get hold of a new game, especially one I’m excited about, my tendency is to hunker down for long play sessions.
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I first heard her music probably in 1975, when she came out with the long-play version of “Love to Love You Baby.”
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The words of the long play about the paladins are improvised, but they have in the theatre the MSS.
Castellinaria | Henry Festing Jones
In dealing with scenes from a long play—whether linked or disconnected—pupils will always have a feeling of incompleteness.
Public Speaking | Clarence Stratton
It was early in the afternoon, so the children settled down for a long play.
Peggy in Her Blue Frock | Eliza Orne White

But the audience and the critics only saw this speech as part of a long play.
Charles Frohman: Manager and Man | Isaac Frederick Marcosson and Daniel Frohman
She was unable to lose a sense of looking on, as if morning, noon and night she were at another long play.
Linda Condon | Joseph Hergesheimer

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