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long-play

noun long-plays · long play

  1. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of long-play record, a 12- or 10-inch microgroove phonograph record format introduced in 1948. The coming of long-play and the coming of hi-fi have helped jazz no less than classical music.

    Similar: LP, album

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@misc{long_play_2026,
  title = {long-play},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/long-play},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}