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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPhoto Album
/ˈfoʊ.t̬oʊ ˈæl.bəm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A book or binder in which photographs are stored or displayed.
"She created a beautiful photo album to commemorate their vacation." - 2
A collection of photographs, often organized chronologically or thematically.
"The family photo album was filled with memories from their childhood."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'photo album' combines 'photo', derived from the Greek 'photos' meaning 'light', and 'album', which comes from the Latin 'album' meaning 'white tablet'. The phrase evolved in the 19th century with the advent of photography, referring to a book for storing photographs.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Photo Album" is said worldwide
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album photo
Transliteration: al-bum fo-to
"Elle a créé un album photo pour célébrer leurs vacances."
Fotoalbum
Transliteration: fo-to-al-bum
"Sie hat ein schönes Fotoalbum für ihren Urlaub gemacht."
album fotografico
Transliteration: al-bum fo-to-gra-fi-co
"Ha creato un album fotografico per commemorare le loro vacanze."
álbum de fotos
Transliteration: al-bum de fo-tos
"Ella creó un álbum de fotos para recordar sus vacaciones."
álbum de fotos
Transliteration: al-bum de fo-tos
"Ela criou um álbum de fotos para comemorar as férias."
फोटो एल्बम
Transliteration: photo album
"उसने अपनी छुट्टियों के लिए एक फोटो एल्बम बनाया।"
照片册
Transliteration: zhàopiàn cè
"她为他们的假期制作了一本照片册。"
사진 앨범
Transliteration: sajin aelbeom
"그녀는 휴가를 기념하기 위해 사진 앨범을 만들었습니다."
フォトアルバム
Transliteration: foto arubamu
"彼女は休暇を記念するためにフォトアルバムを作りました。"
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