MP3 Syllabification: (MP3)Definition of MP3 noun a means of compressing a sound sequence into a very small file, to enable digital storage and transmission. a file in MP3 format:technicalities aside, ripping your own MP3s is easy [as modifier]:an MP3 fileOrigin: 1990s: from MPEG + Audio Layer-3MP3 in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of MP3 in the British & World English dictionary