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CD

noun
cd pronunciation English ˌsiː ˈdiː cd pronunciation American ˌsiː ˈdiː
(also disc)
 
the abbreviation for compact disc (a small disc on which sound or information is recorded. CDs are played on a special machine called a CD player)
His albums are available on CD and online.
Usage notesUsage note: MusicListeninglisten to/enjoy/love/be into music/classical music/jazz/pop/hip-hop, etc.listen to the radio/an MP3 player/a CDput on/play a CD/a song/some musicturn down/up the music/radio/volume/bassgo to a concert/festival/gig/performance/recitalcopy/burn/rip music/a CD/a DVDdownload music/an album/a song/a demo/a videoPlayingplay a musical instrument/the piano/percussion/a note/a riff/the melody/a concerto/a duet/by earsing an anthem/a ballad/a solo/an aria/the blues/in a choir/soprano/alto/tenor/bass/out of tunehum a tune/a theme tune/a lullabyaccompany a singer/choirstrum a chord/guitarPerformingform/start/get together/join/quit/leave a bandgive a performance/concert/recitaldo a concert/recital/gigplay a concert/gig/festival/venueperform (British English) at/in a concert/(especially North American English) a concertappear at a festival/livego on/embark on a (world) tourRecordingwrite/compose music/a ballad/a melody/a tune/a song/a theme song/an opera/a symphonyland/get/sign a record dealbe signed to/be dropped by a record companyrecord/release/put out an album/a single/a CDbe top of/top the chartsget to/go straight to/go straight in at/enter the charts at number one