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album

[ al-buhm ]

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

album

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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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of album¹

First recorded in 1610–20; 1955–60 album fordef 2; from Latin: neuter singular of albus “white,” i.e., a blank (tablet) painted white for writing on

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Word History and Origins

Origin of album¹

C17: from Latin: blank tablet, from albus white

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Those number one albums both fell out of the Top 30 after one week, a sign of a strong core fanbase, with limited crossover appeal.

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Thomas first came to prominence in the group Rocket From the Tombs, which, despite never recording an album, became an influential act locally in its brief tenure.

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We didn’t want the first thing people heard to be the opening track on that album, with the “Hellooooo, baby” — that could have been David Lee Roth doing that.

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She is also shortlisted in the best album category, where she will go up against Charli XCX's Brat, which became a cultural phenomenon last summer.

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The trailer's reference to "mayhem" could hint at a previously reported cameo appearance from Lady Gaga, who recently released an album of that name.

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