vinyl
noun/ˈvaɪnl/
/ˈvaɪnl/
[uncountable]- a strong plastic that can bend easily, used for covering walls, floors and furniture, and for making book covers and, especially in the past, records
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- records made of vinyl, in contrast to CDs
- on vinyl My dad still has all his old albums on vinyl.
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin vinum ‘wine’ + -yl.
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