LP

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See also: lp and lp.

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛlˈpiː/
  • Rhymes: -iː
  • Hyphenation: LP

Noun

LP (countable and uncountable, plural LPs)

  1. (music, countable) Initialism of long-play.
    Synonyms: album, record, licorice pizza
    Coordinate terms: EP, SLP, SP, 33, 45, 78, single
  2. (business, law) Initialism of limited partnership.
    Coordinate terms: LLP, LLLP, LLC
  3. Liquid petroleum, or liquified petroleum, a fuel used for cooking.
  4. Liquid propane.
  5. (aerospace) Initialism of landing pad.
    Coordinate terms: LPD, LPV
  6. (military) Abbreviation of listening post.
  7. (medicine) Abbreviation of lumbar puncture.
  8. (mathematics) Abbreviation of linear programming.
  9. (Internet) Abbreviation of landing page.
  10. (online gaming, Internet) Initialism of let's play.
  11. Initialism of little person.
  12. (finance) Abbreviation of liquidity provider.
    Synonyms: MM, market maker
  13. (programming) Initialism of literate programming.
  14. Initialism of lactase persistence.

Proper noun

LP

  1. (US, politics, uncountable) The Libertarian Party of the United States.
  2. (Australia) Initialism of Liberal Party.
  3. (Philippine politics) Initialism of Liberal Party.

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Anagrams

Chinese

Etymology

Initialism of Hokkien 𡳞脬 (lān-pha, “scrotum”).

Pronunciation

Noun

LP

  1. (Taiwanese Mandarin, euphemistic) cojones; courage; machismo; chutzpah

Verb

LP

  1. (Taiwanese Mandarin, euphemistic) to brownnose; to kiss up to

Usage notes

  • The Hokkien word 𡳞脬 (lān-pha) is considered too crude for polite company. Therefore, LP is often used in its place (similar to the usage of "f-word" in English).

References

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Noun

LP (plural LP-LP)

  1. initialism of lembaga pemasyarakatan

Lithuanian

Proper noun

LP f

  1. (politics) initialism of Laisvės partija

Polish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Abbreviation.

Noun

LP nvir pl (indeclinable)

  1. (military, in the plural) abbreviation of Legiony Polskie, a Polish military formation founded by Józef Piłsudzki
    • 2008, Paweł Kosiński, “Legiony to żołnierska nuta”, in Biuletyn IPN, numbers 5–6, Warszawa: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej – Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-02-12, page 53:
      Jeszcze przez parę lat po wojnie zachował się materialny ślad ich obecności w postaci osady wojennej, zbudowanej w latach 1915–1916 w miejscu postoju Komendy LP, w starym lesie wśród bagien.
      For a few years after the war, a material trace of their presence was still preserved in the form of a war settlement, built in 1915–1916 at the site of the PL Headquarters, in an old forest among the marshes.
  2. (forestry, in the plural) abbreviation of Lasy Państwowe, a a state forestry enterprise that cares for the preservation of the natural and landscape values on managed areas
    • 2005 November 30, (ml), “ Tomaszewski sam zrezygnował”, in Dziennik Bałtycki, Gdańsk: "Polskapresse": Oddział "Prasa Prasa Bałtycka", →ISSN, →OCLC:
      LP otrzymały las, a spółdzielnia atrakcyjne działki budowlane, na których później stanęły domy m. in. polityków AWS. Drugi proces dotyczy sprzedaży gminnego żwirowiska na Kaszubach i uchylenia kary za nielegalną wycinkę lasu na tym terenie.
      The SF received the forest and the cooperative received attractive building plots, on which later houses of, among other things, SEA politicians were erected. The second trial concerns the sale of a communal gravel pit in Kashubia and the revocation of a fine for illegal logging in the area.
    • 2003 November 30, <[email protected]>, “Pomózmy ochronić osdtatnie naturalne lasy Europy!”, in pl.sci.lesnictwo (Usenet):
      Cały splendor spłynął na Klub , a to przecież LP sponsorowały sadzonki i bardzo często pokrywały koszty transportu. Może by stworzyć kolejne stanowisko we władzach LP od tzw. marketingu społecznego (lub public relations).
      All the glamour went to the Club, and it was, after all, the SF who sponsored the seedlings and very often covered the transport costs. Perhaps another position in the SF authorities could be created from so-called social marketing (or public relations).

Etymology 2

Abbreviation.

Noun

LP n (indeclinable)

  1. (education) abbreviation of liceum profilowane (vocational upper secondary school)
    • 2008 April 7, (EKT), “Dyrektor zespołu bez liceum”, in Dziennik Polski, Kraków: Jagiellonia, →ISSN, →OCLC:
      Placówka ta od września br. funkcjonować będzie bez liceum profilowanego, które Rada Gminy postanowiła zlikwidować z powodu małego zainteresowania nauką w LP (od dwóch lat do szkoły tej nie było naboru).
      As of September this year, the school will operate without the specialised secondary school, which the municipal council decided to abolish due to low interest in studying at the LP (there has been no enrolment at the school for two years).
    • 2003 April 26, Mariusz Urbanek, “Matura z przym rużeniem oka”, in Polityka, number 2398, Warszawa: Polityka - Spółdzielnia Pracy, →ISSN, →OCLC:
      Mimo to chętnych do LO zgłosiło się znacznie więcej, a w LP wolne miejsca były do końca. Do liceów profilowanych trafiali w efekcie ci uczniowie, którzy nie dostali się gdzie indziej.
      Despite this, there were many more applicants for GELs, and there were vacancies in LPs until the end. As a result, those students who did not get in elsewhere ended up in the specialised secondary schools.
    • 2001 September 24, (apol), “Jakie licea profilowane?”, in Polska Gazeta Krakowska, Kraków: "Polskapresse": Oddział "Prasa Krakowska", →ISSN, →OCLC:
      W Zespole Szkół Mechaniczno-Elektrycznych w Brzesku zostanie utworzone LP o profilach: proakademicki, techniczno-technologiczny i społeczno usługowy .
      In the Complex of Mechanical-Electrical Schools in Brzesko, an LP will be established with the following profiles: pro-academic, technical-technological and social-service .

Etymology 3

Learned borrowing from English LP.

Noun

LP m inan (indeclinable)

  1. (music) abbreviation of long play; płyta długogrająca (a sound recording album, forming a compositional whole)
    • 2004, Roman Radoszewski, Piotr Pysiak, Czesław Niemen: kiedy się dziwić przestanę. Monografia artystyczna, 1st revised edition (non-fiction; paperback; in Polish), Warszawa: Iskry, published 2004, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 393:
      Bierze udział w nagraniu suity „Szalony koń” na debiutanckim LP grupy „Budka Suflera”, „Cień wielkiej góry”, wykonując partie improwizowane na minimoogu.
      He takes part in the recording of the suite "Szalony koń" on the debut LP of the group "Budka Suflera" , "Cień wielkiej góry" , performing improvised parts on the minimoog.
    • 2017 March 2, Trojanowicz, Maciej, “Czym się różni EP-ka od singla i longplaya (LP)? ”, in Troyann.pl (blog), Pixels On Fire.pl, archived from the original on 2020-10-23, Album długogrający / longplay / LP:
      Niektórzy przyjmują jednak, że LP zaczyna się od ośmiu utworów, co w wielu przypadkach jest kompletną bzdurą, bo są artyści, którzy wydają albumy zawierające 6-7 utworów, których łączna długość jednak przekracza nawet godzinę.
      However, some people assume that an LP starts with eight tracks, which in many cases is complete nonsense, as there are artists who release albums with six to seven tracks whose total length, however, exceeds even an hour.

Further reading

  • LP in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • LP in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing from English LP.

Noun

LP m (plural LPs)

  1. LP; long-play (33 rpm vinyl record)

Etymology 2

Initialism.

Noun

LP f (uncountable)

  1. initialism of língua portuguesa

Spanish

Noun

LP m (plural LP)

  1. (music) LP

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