EP

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abbreviation or noun

ˈē-ˈpē

plural EPs

: a music recording that is typically longer than a single (see single entry 2 sense 1c(2)) and shorter than a full-length album

… a five-song EP by the South Korean boy band that clocks in under 15 minutes …—Joe Coscarelli

Today, EPs look just like full-length CDs, except for the number of tracks. … Most EPs contain 30 minutes or so of music …—Roger Catlin

There are plenty of reasons to make an EP—whether it's to … find a proper home for B-sides or serve as an introduction to an up-and-coming group before their official debut.—Bonnie Stiernberg

… released a new extended play (EP) record.—Mike Sunnucks

called also extended play

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abbreviation

estimated position

European plan

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But in the years between Logic1000’s in-your-face debut EP and 2024’s duller, more careful Mother, her solo work became less singular. — Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026 Pop sensation Lana Del Rey and the country group Turnpike Troubadours will both appear on the EP. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Kill Jackie Kill Jackie kicked off the two-hour panel, with executive producer and star Catherine Zeta-Jones joined by showrunner and EP Tom Butterworth and EP Peter Lawson. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026 In 2022, his daughter Fiorel released an EP featuring Piero himself, with covers of classic Argentine folk songs. — Humphrey Inzillo, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for EP

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Abbreviation or noun

extended play

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1989, in the meaning defined above

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