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playlist

playlist

47 2.4
A list of songs on a music app put in order to play
  • noun
  • /ˈpleɪˌlɪst/
translation icon : lista de reproducción
  • I made you a Spotify playlist to help you catch up on culture.
  • create a playlist
  • a music playlist

Just click on this playlist and I'll see you in court.

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Examples

  • You know, looking at somebody's playlist is like reading their diary.

  • I created a playlist of my favorite songs for the party.

  • There is an entire playlist of all the previous ones.

  • If you go back through the playlist, you can easily find it.

  • How do you make a playlist so you can start a station?

  • Follow that playlist and get straight fire every Monday morning.

  • Keep an eye on your music playlist while you work on a report.

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  • Josh probably has a really great metal playlist for you all.

  • I think it's time for my playlist.

  • Check out this playlist for the stories behind more famous masterpieces.

Synonyms

setlist
vsplaylist
2 4.0

A list of songs a band plans to play at a concert

is arranged for playback in varied contexts rather than mainly live shows

How Many

compilation
28 3.5
album
710 1.4
playlist
47 2.4
track
276 3.0

Surface Forms

playlist singular
playlists plural

Morphology

playlist = play + list (transparent) = play + list

A straightforward compound of the common verb 'play' (to play music) and the noun 'list' meaning a sequence of items; the meaning 'a list of items to be played' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Playlist comes from two simple words: play ('to make or listen to music') and list ('a set of things in order'). So a playlist is literally a 'list' of songs to 'play' in the order you choose.