thirty-three

thir·ty-three

(thûr′tē-thrē′)

n.

A phonograph record designed to be played at 33 ¹/₃ revolutions per minute.

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thirty-three

n

(Music, other) a former name for LP¹

[C20: so called because it is played at thirty-three and a third revolutions per minute]

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Adj.

1.

thirty-three - being three more than thirty   33, xxxiii cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"

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