album

al·bum

noun \ˈal-bəm\

Definition of ALBUM

1

a : a book with blank pages used for making a collection (as of autographs, stamps, or photographs) b : a cardboard container for a phonograph record : jacket c : one or more recordings (as on tape or disc) produced as a single unit <a 2-CD album>

2

: a collection usually in book form of literary selections, musical compositions, or pictures : anthology

Examples of ALBUM

1. She played a track from the group's latest album.
2. <a special anniversary album of his poetry published 100 years after his death>

Origin of ALBUM

Latin, a white tablet, from neuter of albus

First Known Use: 1612

Related to ALBUM

Synonyms: anthology, collectanea, compendium, compilation, florilegium, miscellany, reader

Related Words: almanac, ana, analects, chapbook, digest, garland, symposium; casebook, sourcebook; archives, corpus, library, miscellanea

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