EP

abbr.
1 electroplate.
2 extended-play (gramophone record).

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I. abbreviation or noun (-s)

extended play

II. abbreviation

1. electroplate

2. endpaper

3. endpoint

4. [French en passant] in passing

5. estimated position

6. evening prayer

7. excess profits

8. extreme pressure

III. abbreviation

1. European plan

2. extended play

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1. See European plan.

2. See extended play.

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EP /ē-pēˈ/

noun

An extended-play record

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abbrev

1. Electroplated

2. European Parliament

3. Extreme pressure (used in the grading of lubricants)

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ep-,

prefix. the form of epi- (Cf. ↑epi-) before vowels and h, as in epode, eponym, ephemeral.

Ep.,

Epistle.

EP (no periods),

1. European plan.

2. extreme pressure.

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abbr.

■ electroplate

■ European Parliament

■ European plan

■ extended-play (of a record or compact disc)

an EP of remixes

■ extreme pressure (used in grading lubricants)