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album

noun
al·​bum | \ ˈal-bÉ™m How to pronounce album (audio) \

Definition of album

1a : a book with blank pages used for making a collection (as of autographs, stamps, coins, 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

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Examples of album in a Sentence

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

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That contest, whose centenary is just around the corner, was the last election in which the major high-tech form of political advertising was the record album. Jonah Goldberg, National Review, "Biden’s Best Bet Is a Front-Porch Campaign," 30 Aug. 2019 The album was released on August 24, 1999, when Aguilera was only 18 years old. Alaa Elassar, CNN, "Christina Aguilera celebrates the 20th anniversary of her debut album," 25 Aug. 2019 At Thursday’s final bash, Community Manager Julie Kodama was presented with an album filled with photos of all the location’s members, who are now looking for new co-working spaces. Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, "Back-to-school treat for St. Patrick School in San Jose," 24 Aug. 2019 More Stories Lover is an album of revelation through pain that sees Swift pushing herself in surprising ways. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "Taylor Swift Finds Her Faith on Lover," 23 Aug. 2019 In 2015, Isabela also released an album called Stopping Time through Broadway Records. Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, "7 Facts About Isabela Moner That Prove She's About to Blow Up," 23 Aug. 2019 But the characters clung to the past: The show’s neutral, faded colors were chosen, according to costume designer Rita Riggs, to evoke the sepia tones of an old family photograph album. Joanna Scutts, Curbed, "The shows we’ve lived by," 14 Aug. 2019 The other half of the partnership pertains to social justice—all of the proceeds from the visual album and from the Songs of the Season tracks will go towards the NFL’s already existing Inspire Change initiative, which was launched in January. Ben Baskin, SI.com, "Jay-Z Plans to Inspire Change, But Roger Goodell Partnership Met With Skepticism," 14 Aug. 2019 Jazz piano virtuoso Mike Wofford (whose credits include Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and other jazz legends) recorded there, most memorably on an album by The Ventures. San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Carlsbad singer, 71, gets K-tel record deal for songs recorded decades ago," 12 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of album

1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology for album

Latin, a white tablet, from neuter of albus

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album

noun

English Language Learners Definition of album

: a book with blank pages in which you put a collection of photographs, stamps, etc.
: a long musical recording on a record, CD, etc., that usually includes a set of songs

album

noun
al·​bum | \ ˈal-bÉ™m How to pronounce album (audio) \

Kids Definition of album

1 : a book with blank pages in which to put a collection (as of photographs, stamps, or autographs)
2 : one or more recordings (as on tape or disk) produced as a single collection

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