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album

n. countable
B1 Intermediate Oxford US //ˈæɫbəm// UK //ˈælbəm// al·bum Archaic General-service

n. a collection of songs or photos kept together in one place. You can listen to a music album or look through a photo album.

n. a collection of audio recordings or photographs issued or stored as a single unit.


SIMPLE

The band released their new album last week.

CONTEXTUAL

She spent the afternoon organizing her childhood pictures into a leather-bound photo album.

COMPLEX

While digital streaming has changed how we consume music, many artists still view the album as a cohesive narrative work rather than just a random collection of individual tracks.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin album (“blank white writing tablet”), from albus (“white”).

Usage

Commonly used with the verbs 'release', 'record', or 'compile'.

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