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album

/ˈælbəm/AL-buhm
/ˈælbəm/AL-buhm

Meaninga white tablet

Common meaning: a book for photos or stamps

Journey through time

  1. Latinalbus‘white’
  2. Englishalbum‘a book for photos or stamps’ · today

alb also in: albinoalbumenauburn

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin albus ‘white’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry albus, p. 14 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry AUBURN, p. XXXIII · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

albalbinoalbumenauburn

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