long-playing

[lawng-pley-ing, long-]

adjective

1. of or relating to microgroove records devised to be played at 33 1/3 revolutions per minute.

long-playing

adjective

1. of or relating to an LP (long-playing record)

Word History and Origins

Origin of long-playing¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

When compact discs hit the marketplace in 1982, retailers were quick to pronounce the death of long-playing vinyl records.

From Salon

To me, the Koreans were collateral damage, the unfortunate victims in a long-playing drama that predated their presence by decades.

From Los Angeles Times

A third straight playoff loss loomed and with it, an inevitable recurrence of the postseason nightmares that have become their long-playing narrative.

From Los Angeles Times

He took great pleasure, for example, in long-playing classical music records.

From Washington Post

After the threesome heard three long-playing records, she left his apartment with butterflies.

From New York Times