album
Americannoun
-
-
a bound or loose-leaf book consisting of blank pages, pockets, envelopes, etc., for storing or displaying photographs, stamps, or the like, or for collecting autographs.
-
a digital collection of photographs, stored on a computer or mobile device for viewing, displaying, or sharing.
-
-
-
a record or set of records containing several musical selections, a complete play or opera, etc..
Her album of folk songs will be out next month.
-
the package or container for such a record or records.
The album has a pocket for each record.
-
a collection of audio recordings released together as a collected work.
The digital release of their debut album sold more copies than expected.
-
-
a printed book containing an anthology of writings, reproductions of photographs or artwork, musical compositions, etc.
noun
-
a book or binder consisting of blank pages, pockets, or envelopes for keeping photographs, stamps, autographs, drawings, poems, etc
-
one or more CDs, cassettes, or long-playing records released as a single item
-
a booklike holder containing sleeves for gramophone records
-
an anthology, usually large and illustrated
Etymology
Origin of album
First recorded in 1610–20; 1955–60 album for def. 2; from Latin: neuter singular of albus “white,” i.e., a blank (tablet) painted white for writing on
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Their norteño take cracked the Billboard Hot 100 despite the group having no major label deal or studio album of their own.
From Los Angeles Times
Cynthia Erivo’s portrait session took place in a studio near Beverly Hills, where she had recently finished recording her latest album.
From Los Angeles Times
How did making this album differ from making your earlier ones?
From Los Angeles Times
Once he found the guitar, he soon began playing in various bands and released his debut album Whatever Happened To Benny Santini? in 1978.
From BBC
He recorded 25 solo albums, two of which topped the UK albums chart.
From BBC
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
