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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

long-playing en · ADJ

Meanings

  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:

Forms

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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)