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| album |
a book with blank pages or empty pockets in which a collection can be placed. An album can hold photographs, stamps, or mementos. [1/2 definitions] |
| book |
sheets of paper bound together between two covers. These pages can be blank or can have writing, printing, or pictures on them. [1/3 definitions] |
| gap |
a space or blank in something that is otherwise connected or complete. [1/2 definitions] |
| margin |
the blank space between written or printed matter and the edge of a page. [1/3 definitions] |
| notebook |
a book of blank pages to keep notes in. |
| scrapbook |
a book with blank pages for saving pictures, newspaper clippings, and other mementos. |
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