album
//ˈælbəm//
Forms
- Plural
- albums
Definitions
1.A book specially designed to keep photographs, stamps, or autographs.
- In his free time, he used to open his album and add new pictures to it.
2.A collection, especially of literary items.
3.A phonograph record that is composed of several tracks.
4.A jacket or cover for such a phonograph record.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1943
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin album (“blank white writing tablet”)
From albus (“white”).