EP
1 of 2abbreviation or noun
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
Joe CoscarelliToday, EPs look just like full-length CDs, except for the number of tracks. … Most EPs contain 30 minutes or so of music …—Roger Catlin
Roger CatlinThere 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
Bonnie Stiernberg… released a new extended play (EP) record.—Mike Sunnucks
Mike Sunnuckscalled also extended play
1
estimated position
2
European plan
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Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 27 June 2025
Guests on the weekly pod include The Young and the Restless’ Eric Braeden and Lauralee Bell, Days of Our Lives icon Deidre Hall, Beyond the Gates EP Sheila Ducksworth, General Hospital’s Maurice Benard, The Bold and the Beautiful’s Scott Clifton and many others.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 26 June 2025
Read the full breakdown of what really happened on Beechwood Island in summer 16, how creators Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie plus EP Lockhart — who wrote the teleplay for the finale pulled it off and their comments on various aspects of the story below.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 18 June 2025
The first six songs serve more or less as their own breakup EP, with Erivo clearheadedly surveying a relationship she’s just ended, or is about to, with some fairly emotionally complex numbers about the mixed feelings of culpability and liberation that come with being the one to end something.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 6 June 2025
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Leven Kali’s new EP, LK99: The Prelude, is finally here.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 27 June 2025
Guests on the weekly pod include The Young and the Restless’ Eric Braeden and Lauralee Bell, Days of Our Lives icon Deidre Hall, Beyond the Gates EP Sheila Ducksworth, General Hospital’s Maurice Benard, The Bold and the Beautiful’s Scott Clifton and many others.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 26 June 2025
Read the full breakdown of what really happened on Beechwood Island in summer 16, how creators Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie plus EP Lockhart — who wrote the teleplay for the finale pulled it off and their comments on various aspects of the story below.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 18 June 2025
The first six songs serve more or less as their own breakup EP, with Erivo clearheadedly surveying a relationship she’s just ended, or is about to, with some fairly emotionally complex numbers about the mixed feelings of culpability and liberation that come with being the one to end something.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 6 June 2025
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“EP.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/EP. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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