record
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈrɛkərd/
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disco
- I love playing this old record of my favorite jazz artist on the turntable.
- record player
- play a record
- sell records
So, and so my dad had a record shop in in London.
- So, and so my dad had a record shop in in London.
- But also, how does a record make noise off of plastic?
- And they were selling like Polka records, things like that on TV.
- I used to play this Marvin Gaye record on the vinyl.
- Doesn't matter if it's a record store or Fudd records.
- Put on a record on the Fear, the pain.
- My favorite song by far on the record is Get Up.
Examples
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She found a rare record from the 1970s that she had been searching for.
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Please state your name for the record.
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My favorite song by far on the record is Get Up.
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Young girls want to buy records made by boys.
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Okay, turn the record over, let's hear the other side.
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I used to play this Marvin Gaye record on the vinyl.
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The record spins smoothly as the music fills the room.
Synonyms
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5.5
A large vinyl record used to play music on a record player
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2.6
A flat round object that holds recorded music for a record player
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7.4
A record you play on a turntable
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3.2
A flat round plastic disc that people play on a turntable to hear music
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6.6
A flat round disc with a groove that stores music and is played on a turntable
A flat disk with a long groove that makes sound when a needle moves
A flat disk used to make and play sound on an old record player
Idioms
- Informal
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6.5
To keep saying the same complaint again and again until people get annoyed
Compounds
- Formal
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6.4
The official written report of what members of the US Congress say and how they vote
- Archaic
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6.6
A flat round disc with a groove that stores music and is played on a turntable
- Archaic
A device on a record player that plays several records by itself in a row
- Specialized
Shares that are owned by people whose names are on the company's official list on a set date
- Formal
A person or company whose name appears on the company's list of owners of shares on a certain date
How Much Music
Surface Forms
Etymology
Record for a music disc is named from Latin recordari 'to remember' because it keeps sound so we can hear it again. So a musical record is an object that stores music to be played back and 'remembered'.