liner notes

plural noun

: comments or explanatory notes about a recording printed on the jacket or an insert

Examples of liner notes in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The liner notes go into detail about where exactly Chet Baker was at that time. Chris Willman, Variety, 20 May 2024 Stone is listed by her birth name, Emily Jean Stone, in the liner notes of Taylor Swift's new album The Tortured Poets Department. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for liner notes 

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Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of liner notes was in 1955

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“Liner notes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liner%20notes. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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