a bound or loose-leaf book with blank pages for mounting pictures, stamps, etc., or for collecting autographs
a booklike holder for phonograph records played at 78 revolutions per minute
a set of records in such a holder
one or more LPs, compact discs, tape recordings, etc. packaged in a holder and containing a group of related works or a single long work, as of music or drama
an anthology, picture book, or the like
Origin:
L, neut. of albus, white: see elf
See album in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A book with blank pages for the insertion and preservation of collections, as of stamps or photographs.
a. A phonograph record, especially a long-playing record stored in a slipcase.
b. A set of musical recordings stored together in jackets under one binding.
c. The bound set of jackets for such a set.
d. A recording of different musical pieces.
A printed collection of musical compositions, pictures, or literary selections.
A tall, handsomely printed book, popular especially in the 19th century, often having profuse illustrations and short, sentimental texts.
Origin:
Origin: Latin, blank tablet
Origin: , from
Origin: neuter of albus, white; see albho- in Indo-European roots