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album

American  
[al-buhm] / ˈæl bəm /

noun

    1. 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.

    2. a digital collection of photographs, stored on a computer or mobile device for viewing, displaying, or sharing.

    1. 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.

    2. the package or container for such a record or records.

      The album has a pocket for each record.

    3. a collection of audio recordings released together as a collected work.

      The digital release of their debut album sold more copies than expected.

  3. a printed book containing an anthology of writings, reproductions of photographs or artwork, musical compositions, etc.

album British  
/ ˈælbəm /

noun

  1. a book or binder consisting of blank pages, pockets, or envelopes for keeping photographs, stamps, autographs, drawings, poems, etc

  2. one or more CDs, cassettes, or long-playing records released as a single item

  3. a booklike holder containing sleeves for gramophone records

  4. an anthology, usually large and illustrated

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

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Three songs from his latest album Bully, released in March, are in the UK's top 100 singles chart.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

“Can’t Stop,” the second single from the band’s Grammy-winning 2002 album “By the Way,” is their longest-charting hit.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Award-winning singer-songwriter Raye has topped the album charts for the first time with This Music May Contain Hope.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Small is now plotting out an album and has some shows lined up.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He was even more surprised at how familiarly Major Madu behaved, the way he sank into the sofa, got up to flip the album in the stereo, joked with the stewards serving dinner.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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