1. 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 (Freq. 2) • Syn: record album • Hypernyms: medium • Hyponyms: concept album 2. a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: book, volume • Hyponyms: autograph album, phonograph album, record album, photograph album, scrapbook, stamp album