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LP

abbreviation

long playing; long play:
1. a vinyl phonograph record played at 33 1/3 rpm and typically containing seven or more tracks, or one or more long classical pieces.
2. 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.

L.P.

Or l.p.

abbreviation

long primer.
low pressure.

noun

1. 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 minute Compare EP
2. ( 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

abbreviation

(in Britain) Lord Provost
Also: lp.��low pressure

L/P

abbreviation

letterpress

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Other Word Forms

mini-LP noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of LP¹

First recorded in 1945–50

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For her fifth studio LP, Claudio steered her R&B sound into a less-traveled, alternative direction that showcases her deft pen and ethereal vocals in a novel guise.

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LP.8.1 has been dominant over the past few months, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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The band followed it up with 1989’s “Belief,” with famed producer Flood, and released three more LP’s before dissolving in 1995.

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His ambitions were buoyed even further by The Beatles’ breakthrough LP "Rubber Soul."

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And certainly the dry croak of his singing voice in the LP’s lead single suggests he’d enjoyed healthier times.

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