photo album

Definition

A bound or loose-leaf collection of photographs mounted or inserted into pages, typically organized chronologically or thematically to preserve and display family or personal memories. Photo albums serve as both storage and narrative device.

Example Usage

Grandma pulled out her decades-old photo album to show us pictures from the family reunion.

Origin

Compound of 'photograph' (Greek 'photos' + 'graphia') and 'album' (Latin for a blank book or register).

Fun Fact

The commercial photo album industry exploded in the early 1900s after the Kodak Brownie camera made snapshot photography affordable for the masses.

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