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ALBUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("album" is a kind of...):
book; volume (physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "album"):
autograph album (an album for autographs)
phonograph album; record album (an album for holding phonograph records)
photograph album (an album for photographs)
scrapbook (an album into which clippings or notes or pictures can be pasted)
stamp album (an album for stamps)
Sense 2
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
Synonyms:
album; record album
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("album" is a kind of...):
medium (a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "album"):
concept album (an album whose recordings are unified by some theme (instrumental or lyrical or narrative or compositional))