Meanings
nounlong-play (plural long-plays)
plural long-plays · alternative long play
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis 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.
1957, John Lucas, The Great Revival on Long Play, page 3
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adjective(used of records) playing at a slower speed and for a longer time than earlier records
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