n.
Pronunciation: ' al-b ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, a white tablet, from neuter of albus
Date: 1612
1 a : a book with blank pages used for making a collection (as of autographs, stamps, 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