noun
album
AL-buhm
noun
1
A collection of music released together as one unit, usually enough to fill a full-length record or its digital equivalent.
"The band spent two years writing their second album."
"She listened to the album straight through on the train home."
2
A book with blank pages for mounting photographs, stamps, or other keepsakes.
"His grandmother kept every family photo in a leather-bound album."
How to Use Album
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA collection of songs sold or released as one thing, or a book for keeping photos and mementos.
Common pairings
debut album
release an album
photo album
album cover
Word Forms
albums plural, alba plural
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Etymology
From Latin album, "a blank white tablet" — Roman officials used whitened boards like this to post public notices, from albus, "white."