The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ALBA
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What does ALBA mean?
ALBA noun- A type of lyrical poetry, traditionally Provençal, about lovers who must part at dawn.
- A white-flowered shrub rose of the hybrid Rosa × alba.
- A flower of the hybrid Rosa × alba.
- A book specially designed to keep photographs, stamps, or autographs.
- A collection, especially of literary items
- A phonograph record that is composed of several tracks
- A jacket or cover for such a phonograph record.
- A group of audio recordings, on any medium, intended for distribution as a group.
- In Ancient Rome, a white tablet or register on which the praetor's edicts and other public notices were recorded.