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album definition

al·bum (al′bəm)

noun

  1. a bound or loose-leaf book with blank pages for mounting pictures, stamps, etc., or for collecting autographs
    1. a booklike holder for phonograph records played at 78 revolutions per minute
    2. a set of records in such a holder
  3. 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
  4. an anthology, picture book, or the like

Etymology: L, neut. of albus, white: see elf

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album Synonyms

album

n.

  1. A blank book for collecting photographs, stamps, or autographs

    collection, stamp book, register, registry, index, autograph book, visitor's book, memento, snapshots, scrapbook, notebook, photograph album, bride's book, portfolio, commonplace book, visitor's register, memorandum book, memory book.

  2. A recording

    record, LP, compact disk; see record 3.


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

album Usage Examples

Possessives

  • grandma: But what about the empty space in grandma's album just waiting for her granddaughter's wedding invitation?

Converse of object

  • release: Still not the best album released in 1993, mind you.

Adjective modifier

  • forthcoming: Ozzy has also just completed vocal work on a track called ' Iron Head ' for Rob Zombie's forthcoming new album.

Modifies a noun

  • artwork: Go to the bands ARTIST PAGE to view the album artwork.

Noun used with modifier

  • debut: PB: You finished your debut album in only four months.
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