playlist

play·list

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pley-list]
- /ˈpleɪˌlɪst/
- /ˈpleɪ.lɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pley-list]
- /ˈpleɪˌlɪst/

Definitions of playlist word

noun playlist a list of the recordings to be played on the radio during a particular program or time period, often including their sequence, duration, etc. 1
noun playlist Digital Technology. an electronic file containing a list of audio or video files that can be played back on a media player sequentially or in random order: to create a playlist of your favorite songs. 1
noun playlist music: set of tracks 1
countable noun playlist A playlist is a list of songs, albums, and artists that a radio station broadcasts. 0
verb playlist If a song, album, or artist is playlisted, it is put on a radio station's playlist. 0
noun playlist a list of records chosen for playing, as on a radio station 0

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Origin of playlist

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65; play + list1

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Parts of speech for Playlist

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Playlist

playlist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

playlist usage trend in Literature

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