What does "long-playing" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "long-playing"?

Common synonyms include: album, long-play.

adj

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Adjective

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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.""

Adjective

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

"Seventy years ago something important happened in music history: the first LP, or long-playing vinyl record, was introduced."

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