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December 05, 2020 Word of the Day

recording /rɪˈkoɚdɪŋ/ noun
recording
/rɪˈkoɚdɪŋ/
noun

plural recordings

A recording session in a studio
A recording session in a studio
Definition of RECORDING

1 [count] : music, sounds, or images that have been stored on a record, CD, computer, etc., so that they can be heard or seen again

  • a digital recording

  • early recordings of jazz

2 [noncount] : the act or process of storing sounds or images on tape or a disk — usually used before another noun

  • a recording studio/session

  • a recording artist [=a person who performs music for recordings]

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