noun
album
AL-buhm/ˈælbəm/
A collection of selected material assembled as one work or record.
The vinyl album slides partly out of its illustrated sleeve beside the turntable.
Etymology
A white board displaying names became a book collecting signatures and souvenirs, then photographs. The musical sense arose because record sleeves resembled those collection books.
In context
consisting of covers of songs originally recorded by Sarah Vaughan Glenn Miller and Duke Ellington session guitarist Bruce gates handled the guitar work and the album featured guest appearances
More examples
- The band released its first album last spring.
- We created a shared digital album for the trip.
- His stamp albums fill an entire shelf.
Forms
album · albums
Similar words
- collection
- Is broader and need not be assembled as one work.
- compilation
- Emphasizes gathering selected items, often from several sources.