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Added 10 October 2026

alba

/ˈæl.bə/ noun

Latin root: albus First recorded: 1821 Wiktionary

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A type of lyrical poetry, traditionally Provençal, about lovers who must part at dawn.

noun

A white-flowered shrub rose of the hybrid Rosa × alba.
A flower of the hybrid Rosa × alba.

noun

plural of album

noun

Synonym of alb.

Origin

First attested in 1821; borrowed from Occitan alba, ultimately from Latin albus (“white”); compare Spanish alba (“dawn”).

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