English · Word Candidate

album

/ˈælbəm/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: albums · alba

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

In Ancient Rome, a white tablet or register on which the praetor's edicts and other public notices were recorded.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một bảng hoặc sổ đăng ký màu trắng

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A book specially designed to keep photographs, stamps, or autographs.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một cuốn sách đặc biệt để giữ ảnh, tem, hoặc chữ ký

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Examples

Now we are liberal with our innermost secrets, spraying them into the public ether with a generosity our forebears could not have imagined. Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “album” mean?

In Ancient Rome, a white tablet or register on which the praetor's edicts and other public notices were recorded.

Is “album” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.