album
Meaning
a book with empty pages in which you can collect things such as photographs or stamps
a long play (LP) record, or a collection of songs or pieces of music on a CD or other digital format
Structure
Usage
She carefully placed the wedding photographs in a leather-bound album.
The band's debut album was a critical and commercial success.
He has a valuable collection of stamps in his album.
Etymology
The word 'album' originates from the Latin neuter adjective 'albus', meaning 'white'. In ancient Rome, an 'album' was a blank, white tablet on which public notices, such as the edicts of the praetor or lists of senators, were displayed. This concept of a blank, white surface for recording information evolved through the centuries. By the 17th century, it referred to a book with blank pages for collecting autographs or souvenirs, and in the 20th century, the term was applied to a collection of recorded music, metaphorically extending the idea of a blank slate filled with content.
Analysis
alb (Latin origin, meaning "white"); um (Latin neuter noun suffix).