Meaning

6 senses
  1. (historical)In Ancient Rome, a white tablet or register on which the praetor's edicts and other public notices were recorded.

  2. A book specially designed to keep photographs, stamps, or autographs.

    In his free time, he used to open his album and add new pictures to it.

    Album

    альбо́мalʹbóm

    альбо́мalʹbóm

  3. A collection, especially of literary items.

  4. A phonograph record that is composed of several tracks.

    Album

    альбо́мalʹbóm

    альбо́мalʹbóm

  5. A jacket or cover for such a phonograph record.

  6. A group of audio recordings, on any medium, intended for distribution as a group.

    His albums are very popular on Spotify.

    He has released 8 albums so far.

    Album

    альбо́мalʹbóm

    альбо́мalʹbóm

More definitions
  • a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc
  • one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc

Examples

317 sentences
  1. Will you show me your album?

    Ти мені покажеш свій альбом?

    ruНе покажешь мне свой альбом?

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  2. I'll show my album to you.

    Я покажу тобі мій альбом.

    ruЯ покажу тебе свой альбом.

    deIch werde dir mein Album zeigen.

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  3. She showed her album to me.

    Вона показала мені свій альбом.

    ruОна показала мне свой альбом.

    deSie hat mir ihr Album gezeigt.

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  4. Tom showed me his photograph album.

    Том показав мені свій фотоальбом.

    ruТом показал мне свой фотоальбом.

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  5. Tom showed his album to me.

    Том показав мені свій альбом.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
book for photographs, stamps, or autographs:
Русский
By meaning 1
book for photographs, stamps, or autographs:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
book for photographs, stamps, or autographs:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: albums / alba
Singularalbum
Pluralalbums / alba

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
phonograph record:diskB1discB1long-playingLP
Close in meaning
  • one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc:record album

Word family

17 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • photo album
  • his photo album
  • new album
  • a new album

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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