album

noun
/ˈælbəm/

In Ancient Rome, a white tablet or register on which the praetor's edicts and other public notices were recorded.

Other meanings

A book specially designed to keep photographs, stamps, or autographs.
A collection, especially of literary items.

A kind of

book

Kinds of album

phonograph album
photograph album
stamp album

Related words

minialbum
multialbum
nonalbum
album graecum
album track
album-oriented radio
album-oriented rock
album-oriented soul
concept album
live album
nihil album
photo album

Example sentences

“They mix genres in their latest album.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“Most of the album is filler.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“It's definitely their most accessible album.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Latin "album" (blank white writing tablet).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “album” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.