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record

record

876 3.5
A flat disc used to play music on a turntable
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛkərd/
: 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.

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Examples

  • She found a rare record from the 1970s that she had been searching for.

  • Please state your name for the record.

  • My favorite song by far on the record is Get Up.

  • Young girls want to buy records made by boys.

  • Okay, turn the record over, let's hear the other side.

  • I used to play this Marvin Gaye record on the vinyl.

  • The record spins smoothly as the music fills the room.

Synonyms

disk
vsrecord
  • Archaic
121 2.6

A flat round object that holds recorded music for a record player

is the specific common music medium rather than any flat object
LP
vsrecord
27 5.5

A large vinyl record used to play music on a record player

is the general medium that can vary in length and speed
platter
vsrecord
  • Archaic
12 7.4

A record you play on a turntable

is the neutral term rather than a casual slang name
vinyl record
vsrecord
5 3.2

A flat round plastic disc that people play on a turntable to hear music

is the general flat medium not limited to any material
phonograph record
vsrecord
  • Archaic
2 6.6

A flat round disc with a groove that stores music and is played on a turntable

is the general term for a flat circular medium used to play music
phonograph recording
vsrecord
  • Archaic
1 7.9

A flat disk with a long groove that makes sound when a needle moves

refers to the common flat circular medium for music playback
phonograph recording disk
vsrecord
  • Archaic
9.9

A flat disk used to make and play sound on an old record player

is the general flat medium used for music playback

Idioms

off the record
  • Literature
92 6.8

Said to a reporter that is not for publication

Give the true facts to fix a wrong idea

Happens very quickly, faster than usual

To keep saying the same complaint again and again until people get annoyed

Compounds

274 3.5

Better than any earlier time, number or measurement

medical record
  • Specialized
116 2.3

A written file with a patient's health history and treatments

113 3.7

A history of past success that shows ability and reliability

A list of crimes a court says someone is guilty of

75 3.0

The best official result in the world for a sport or event

public record
  • Formal
68 3.0

An official document a government must keep and let people read

A business that makes, promotes, and sells music and supports artists

22 2.3

A book that lists official facts or achievements

A written document that gives reliable information about past events

19 3.0

A machine that plays music from vinyl discs using a needle

broken record
  • Offensive
18 4.9

A person who keeps saying the same thing until others get annoyed

Keeping written or digital information so you can find it later

12 3.2

A person or organization that officially has the best result in an event

A document that keeps proof of facts or events

7 3.0

A set of songs released together with one cover

6 6.4

The official written report of what members of the US Congress say and how they vote

5 3.2

A flat round plastic disc that people play on a turntable to hear music

Someone's best result in a sport or activity

3 3.1

The highest amount ever paid for something

A person or thing that beats a previous record

3 4.1

Fastest time ever recorded at a race track for a distance

2 6.6

A flat round disc with a groove that stores music and is played on a turntable

A person who writes and saves important official information in files

A list that shows events in the order they happened, often with dates

A record showing how many games a team or player wins and loses in a season

1 3.0

A cardboard or paper sleeve that protects a vinyl record

record-keeping
  • Specialized
1 3.7

Relating to arranging and storing written or digital information

stuck record
  • Informal
1 7.4

A person who repeats the same thing until it becomes annoying

A paper or cardboard cover that protects a vinyl record

record album
  • Archaic
1 2.8

A book or case that holds and protects vinyl records

A cover for a vinyl record that protects it and shows the album art

expense record
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A written list of money spent for work or home

1 7.1

A person or company whose name appears on the company's list of owners of shares on a certain date

graphical record
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A chart that shows numbers or data so you can see trends

stock of record
  • Specialized
1 7.9

Shares that are owned by people whose names are on the company's official list on a set date

record changer
  • Archaic
1 7.0

A device on a record player that plays several records by itself in a row

record hop
  • Archaic
1 8.6

An informal dance for teenagers where people play popular songs from records

How Much Music

album
∞ 1.4
record
876 3.5
single
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

record singular
records plural

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'.