sheet music

noun

: music printed on large unbound sheets of paper

Examples of sheet music in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As the couple branched out into collecting other rare books, plus paintings and sheet music, the storage question became more pressing still. Andrea Mays, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2024 But earlier songs were subject to the Copyright Act of 1909, which required that songwriters submit transcribed sheet music, known as deposit copies. Ben Sisario, New York Times, 2 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for sheet music 

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Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sheet music was in 1852

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“Sheet music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheet%20music. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

sheet music

noun
: music printed on unbound sheets of paper
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