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MP3 (noun)

Type: noun

Pronunciation: /m-p-3/

Plural: MP3s

What does MP3 mean?

MPEG Audio Layer III, a lossy audio file format that compresses the audio to save space.

MP3 stands for MPEG Audio Layer III

Similar to MP3: .WAV

Example sentence: “I just sent the MP3 file to the DJ.”

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