Definition of "album" in English

noun

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.

3. A collection, especially of literary items.

   • This mixture was to be effected either by drawing the juries partly from the senate (of about 300 members), partly from an album of 300 equites (Plut. CG 5.2, Comp. 2.1), or by adlecting 600 equites into the senate and drawing the juries from this new senatorial order (Liv. Per. 60).

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

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.