CONCEPT ALBUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does concept album mean? 

• CONCEPT ALBUM (noun)
  The noun CONCEPT ALBUM has 1 sense:

1. an album whose recordings are unified by some theme (instrumental or lyrical or narrative or compositional)

  Familiarity information: CONCEPT ALBUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONCEPT ALBUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An album whose recordings are unified by some theme (instrumental or lyrical or narrative or compositional)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("concept album" is a kind of...):

album; record album (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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "concept album"):

benefit album; tribute album (concept album compiling a performer's work or work supporting some worthy cause)