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RECORD ALBUM
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An album for holding phonograph records
Synonyms:
phonograph album; record album
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("record album" is a kind of...):
album (a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc)
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 ("record album" is a kind of...):
medium (a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "record album"):
concept album (an album whose recordings are unified by some theme (instrumental or lyrical or narrative or compositional))
