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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024al•bum /ˈælbəm/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a bound or loose-leaf book made up of blank pages for storing or displaying photographs or for collecting autographs.
- a recording containing musical selections, a complete play or opera, etc.:The album sold several million copies.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024al•bum (al′bəm),USA pronunciation n. - a bound or loose-leaf book consisting of blank pages, pockets, envelopes, etc., for storing or displaying photographs, stamps, or the like, or for collecting autographs.
- a phonograph record or set of records containing several musical selections, a complete play, opera, etc.:Her album of folk songs will be out next month.
- the package or container for such a record or records:The album has a pocket for each record.
- a printed book containing an anthology of writings, reproductions of photographs or artwork, musical compositions, etc.
- Latin: neuter singular of albus white, i.e., a blank (tablet) painted white for writing on
- 1645–55; 1955–60 for def. 2;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: album /ˈælbəm/ n - a book or binder consisting of blank pages, pockets, or envelopes for keeping photographs, stamps, autographs, drawings, poems, etc
- one or more CDs, cassettes, or long-playing records released as a single item
- a booklike holder containing sleeves for gramophone records
- chiefly Brit an anthology, usually large and illustrated
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin: blank tablet, from albus white |