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playlist

[ pley-list ]

noun

  1. a list of the recordings to be played on the radio during a particular program or time period, often including their sequence, duration, etc.
  2. Digital Technology. an electronic file containing a list of audio or video files that can be played back on a media player sequentially or in random order:

    to create a playlist of your favorite songs.



playlist

/ ˈpleɪˌlɪst /

noun

  1. a list of records chosen for playing, as on a radio station
  2. a list of tracks to be played in a particular order on an MP3 player or CD player
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. tr to put (a song or record) on a playlist
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of playlist1

First recorded in 1960–65; play + list 1
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Example Sentences

If you’re entertaining a friend with excellent taste in music, they’ll be able to queue up one of their playlists by linking their phone to your speakers.

I want to thank Cori Murray, Rachaell Davis and the rest of the team for allowing me this chance to do something different when it comes to creating playlists and showcase veteran and rising artists and music that you need to add to your rotation.

We have playlists and routines that are very consciously emotionally stirring.

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I sampled dozens and pulled together a playlist that touches on a variety of topics and storytelling styles.

The lead single finds her talking big, bad and brolic with her crazy fire wordplay and impressive flow as main ingredients to add to your own flavor-filled playlist.

If none of these songs are likely to knock “Like a Rolling Stone” off your playlist, neither is anything here an embarrassment.

Palmer also created a related booty-eating playlist, for your listening pleasure.

The Playlist, on the other hand, called it “too oblique, too delighted with itself, and frankly, too dull to admire…much.”

The playlist becomes more refined as the listener interacts with the system by approving or disapproving of songs.

A YouTube account in the name “Tamerlan Tsarnaev” posted a playlist he named “Terrorists” and “liked” Islamic militant videos.

Taking a guest around Disney World was like programming a playlist for a date or a car-trip.

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