🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

album de famille

Pronunciation / Transliteration: al-bum de fam-ee

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Family Album/ˈfæm.ɪ.li ˈæl.bəm/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"L'album de famille contient des photos de nos vacances."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A collection of photographs or images that document the lives and experiences of a family.

    "The family album was filled with pictures from their summer vacations."
  2. 2

    A metaphorical term for a collection of memories or experiences shared among family members.

    "Their stories created a family album of cherished moments."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'family album' combines 'family', derived from the Latin 'familia', meaning household or family unit, and 'album', from the Latin 'albus', meaning white, referring to a blank book for recording. The phrase evolved in the 19th century as photography became popular, allowing families to document their lives visually.

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