ALBUM


Meaning of ALBUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈal-bəm ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.