long-playing en · ADJ
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| longer-playing | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| longest-playing | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (5)
sv långspelande (referring to certain type of records) · fi pitkäsoitto- (referring to certain type of records) · ru долгоигра́ющий (referring to certain type of records) · fi LP- (referring to certain type of records) · pl długogrający (referring to certain type of records)