long-playing

adjective

Referring to records that recorded a greater amount of sound than previous versions had; an LP; generally a 12-inch 33⅓-RPM vinyl record.

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long-playslow
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Meanings

adjectivelong-playing (comparative longer-playing, superlative longest-playing)

comparative longer-playing · superlative longest-playing

  1. Referring to records that recorded a greater amount of sound than previous versions had; an LP; generally a 12-inch 33⅓-RPM vinyl record.

    Victor Crabbe's headmaster was a little man called Boothby [...] who subscribed to a popular book club and had many long-playing records, who invited people to curry tiffin and said, "Take a pew."

    1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 38

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(used of records) playing at a slower speed and for a longer time than earlier records

Similar
long-playslow
Also see
album

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish LP-, pitkäsoitto-
  • LP-referring to certain type of records
  • pitkäsoitto-referring to certain type of records
Polish długogrający
  • długogrającyreferring to certain type of records
Russian долгоигра́ющий
  • долгоигра́ющий (dolgoigrájuščij)referring to certain type of records
Swedish långspelande
  • långspelandereferring to certain type of records
Cite this entry
APA

long-playing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-playing

MLA

“long-playing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-playing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “long-playing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-playing.

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