album

noun

al·bum ˈal-bəm How to pronounce album (audio)

: a book with blank pages used for making a collection (as of autographs, stamps, coins, or photographs)

: a cardboard container for a phonograph record : jacket

: one or more recordings (as on tape or disc) produced as a single unit

a 2-CD album

: a collection usually in book form of literary selections, musical compositions, or pictures : anthology

Example Sentences

She played a track from the group's latest album. a special anniversary album of his poetry published 100 years after his death

Recent Examples on the Web His first album of new material in seven years finds Dylan exploring mortality, heartbreak and isolation with blunt sincerity.

Edna Gundersen, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2022 Legend, the Grammy winner explains, is a double album thematically structured in two acts: Saturday night and Sunday morning.

Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 9 Sep. 2022 And of course, it's gone on to be regarded as a classic album of the '80s.

Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 6 Sep. 2022 Renaissance is the first album released by a woman to top the Billboard 200 in 2022.

Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 20 Aug. 2022 In America, Around The Sun was R.E.M.’s lowest-charting album since 1986.

Al Shipley, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2022 This is your second album in a row of collaborations.

Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2022 Not only is the rapper's 18-track album gaining major momentum, but so are her interstellar nails that are further proving this year's grand comeback of holographic beauty.

Chelsea Avila, Allure, 15 Aug. 2022 This was a boundless album that wasn’t interested in being boxed in based on melanin or melody.

Tre Johnson, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

earlier, "book in which signatures, epigrams, verse, etc., are inscribed as mementos," borrowed from New Latin (short for album amīcōrum "register of friends"), going back to Latin, "the color white, white tablet or noticeboard, official list or register," noun derivative from neuter of albus "white, light-colored, fair, transparent," perhaps going back to Indo-European *h₂elb^ho- "white," whence also Umbrian alfu, neuter accusative plural, "white," Greek alphós "skin disorder manifested as white spots, probably vitiligo"

Note: The reconstruction of *h₂elb^ho- with *h₂e is necessary as long as Indo-European a is not admitted, but nothing else appears to support the reconstruction. The etymon has been implicated in the Celtic derivative nominal base *albii̯o- "world," whence Welsh elfydd "world, earth, land, country" (Old Welsh elbid, Middle Welsh eluit) and the Gaulish divine name Albiorīx, literally, "world-king." According to this hypothesis, *albii̯o- forms a counterpart to Celtic *dubno- (> *dumno-) "world," whence Old Irish domun "world," Gaulish Dumnorīx, a personal name, literally, "world-king." Originally these two etyma would have denoted distinct entities, *albii̯o-, from *alb^ho- "white," being the lighter, brighter upper world (compare semantically Old Church Slavic světŭ "light, world"); *dubno-, on the other hand, nominalized from the adjective *dubno- "deep" (whence Old Irish domain "deep," Welsh dwfn), denoted the depths of the earth and bodies of water (see deep entry 1). Attempts have been made, with varying degrees of acceptance, to link *alb^ho- "white" with other etyma, as a Germanic and Slavic word for "swan" (Old English aelbitu [Corpus and Epinal glossaries], ylfetu, Middle High German albiz, elbiz, Old Icelandic ǫlpt, genitive alptar, Russian lébedʼ, Polish łabędź, Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian lȁbūd); also with a variety of geographical names, as Latin Albis "the river Elbe" and other river names (compare Old Icelandic elfr "river," Danish elv, Swedish älv), Latin Alpēs "the Alps"; and with Germanic *albi-, *alba-, name of a mythological being (see elf).

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

单词	albums
释义	album noun al·bum ˈal-bəm 1 a : a book with blank pages used for making a collection (as of autographs, stamps, coins, or photographs) b : a cardboard container for a phonograph record : jacket c : one or more recordings (as on tape or disc) produced as a single unit a 2-CD album 2 : a collection usually in book form of literary selections, musical compositions, or pictures : anthology Synonyms anthology collectanea compendium compilation florilegium miscellany reader See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences She played a track from the group's latest album. a special anniversary album of his poetry published 100 years after his death Recent Examples on the Web His first album of new material in seven years finds Dylan exploring mortality, heartbreak and isolation with blunt sincerity. Edna Gundersen, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2022 Legend, the Grammy winner explains, is a double album thematically structured in two acts: Saturday night and Sunday morning. Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 9 Sep. 2022 And of course, it's gone on to be regarded as a classic album of the '80s. Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 6 Sep. 2022 Renaissance is the first album released by a woman to top the Billboard 200 in 2022. Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 20 Aug. 2022 In America, Around The Sun was R.E.M.’s lowest-charting album since 1986. Al Shipley, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2022 This is your second album in a row of collaborations. Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2022 Not only is the rapper's 18-track album gaining major momentum, but so are her interstellar nails that are further proving this year's grand comeback of holographic beauty. Chelsea Avila, Allure, 15 Aug. 2022 This was a boundless album that wasn’t interested in being boxed in based on melanin or melody. Tre Johnson, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology earlier, "book in which signatures, epigrams, verse, etc., are inscribed as mementos," borrowed from New Latin (short for album amīcōrum "register of friends"), going back to Latin, "the color white, white tablet or noticeboard, official list or register," noun derivative from neuter of albus "white, light-colored, fair, transparent," perhaps going back to Indo-European h₂elb^ho- "white," whence also Umbrian alfu,* neuter accusative plural, "white," Greek alphós "skin disorder manifested as white spots, probably vitiligo" Note: The reconstruction of h₂elb^ho- with h₂e is necessary as long as Indo-European a is not admitted, but nothing else appears to support the reconstruction. The etymon has been implicated in the Celtic derivative nominal base albii̯o- "world," whence Welsh elfydd* "world, earth, land, country" (Old Welsh elbid, Middle Welsh eluit) and the Gaulish divine name Albiorīx, literally, "world-king." According to this hypothesis, albii̯o- forms a counterpart to Celtic dubno- (> dumno-) "world," whence Old Irish domun* "world," Gaulish Dumnorīx, a personal name, literally, "world-king." Originally these two etyma would have denoted distinct entities, albii̯o-, from alb^ho- "white," being the lighter, brighter upper world (compare semantically Old Church Slavic světŭ "light, world"); dubno-, on the other hand, nominalized from the adjective dubno- "deep" (whence Old Irish domain "deep," Welsh dwfn), denoted the depths of the earth and bodies of water (see deep entry 1). Attempts have been made, with varying degrees of acceptance, to link alb^ho- "white" with other etyma, as a Germanic and Slavic word for "swan" (Old English aelbitu* [Corpus and Epinal glossaries], ylfetu, Middle High German albiz, elbiz, Old Icelandic ǫlpt, genitive alptar, Russian lébedʼ, Polish łabędź, Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian lȁbūd); also with a variety of geographical names, as Latin Albis "the river Elbe" and other river names (compare Old Icelandic elfr "river," Danish elv, Swedish älv), Latin Alpēs "the Alps"; and with Germanic albi-, alba-, name of a mythological being (see elf). First Known Use 1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing album concept album live album double album tribute album photo album concept album live album double album tribute album photo album Kids Definition album noun al·bum ˈal-bəm 1 : a book with blank pages in which to put a collection (as of photographs, stamps, or autographs) 2 : one or more recordings (as on tape or disk) produced as a single collection Medical Definition album see arsenicum album, prontosil album albums noun plural of album as in compilations a collection of writings a special anniversary album of his poetry published 100 years after his death Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance compilations anthologies compendiums readers archives compendia florilegia miscellanies chapbooks analects almanacs symposia garlands symposiums ana anas sourcebooks libraries digests casebooks miscellanea corpora
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