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abbreviation

long playing; long play:

a vinyl phonograph record played at 33 1/3 rpm and typically containing seven or more tracks, or one or more long classical pieces.
a full-length music album, typically comprised of ten to twelve songs: called LP as an evolution of the traditional long-playing record, albums in other formats are not known by the underlying expanded form, and identified only by the abbreviation.

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OTHER WORDS FROM LP

min·i-LP, noun, plural min·i-LPs, min·i-LP's.

Words nearby LP

lozenge, lozenged, lozengy, Lozère, Lozi, LP, Lp(a), LPG, LPGA, L-plate, lpm

Other definitions for LP (2 of 2)

L.P.

or l.p.

abbreviation

long primer.

low pressure.

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How to use LP in a sentence

Triton prices the 1000/3 LP at a cool $3.15 million—inclusive of pilot training.
The Most Exciting New Hotels, Restaurants, and Submarines of 2014|Charlie Gilbert|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My two favorite tracks on the LP are the only two that successfully avoid this middle-of-the-road approach.
Robin Thicke’s ‘Paula’ Is What You Shouldn’t Do When You Get Dumped|Andrew Romano|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Earlier this week I got an advance copy of his new LP, Lazaretto; it hasn't left my earbuds since.
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After extensive touring to support their third LP, the band cut ties with Thrill Jockey.
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But, midway through recording the LP, Hurricane Sandy struck and left the band rattled.
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Lp one of the third kind, wch (it may bee), is a straunger to your Lp.
The Complete Poems of Sir John Davies. Volume 2 of 2.|John Davies
Some of the Ditmarschers, pursuing the frightened animal, exclaimed Lp, lp!
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 374, December, 1846|Various
Thus they bring many of them back prisoners, and sell them in the lp.97and of Egypt and in the surrounding countries.
The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela|Benjamin of Tudela

British Dictionary definitions for LP (1 of 3)

LP¹

noun

a long-playing gramophone record: usually one 12 inches (30 cm) or 10 inches (25 cm) in diameter, designed to rotate at 33 1/3 revolutions per minuteCompare EP
(as modifier)an LP sleeve

long play: a slow-recording facility on a VCR which allows twice the length of material to be recorded on a tape from that of standard play

British Dictionary definitions for LP (2 of 3)

LP²

abbreviation for

(in Britain) Lord Provost

Also: lp low pressure

British Dictionary definitions for LP (3 of 3)

L/P

/ printing /

abbreviation for

letterpress

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