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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
MP3
 
PRONUNCIATION:  mp-thr
NOUN:1. An MPEG standard used especially for digitally transmitting music over the Internet. 2. A file containing a song or other audio data that is encoded using this standard: The band released its latest single as an MP3 on the Internet.
ETYMOLOGY:From MP(EG-1 layer) 3.
 
 
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