songbook

noun

song·​book ˈsȯŋ-ˌbu̇k 

: a collection of songs

specifically : a book containing vocal music (such as hymns)

Examples of songbook in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His vocals have noticeably deteriorated through the decades and, likewise, much of the songbook — especially the selection of tunes delivered at Chase Center — hasn’t weathered the years very well. —Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025

Oasis ended a 16-year hiatus on Friday with a punchy, powerful trip through one of Britpop’s greatest songbooks, kicking off a reunion tour in Cardiff, Wales to a crowd ecstatic for the band’s 1990s hits. —CNN Money, 5 July 2025

And a series of interviews from Joel’s contemporaries and critics provide a historical positioning for Joel’s music that runs through the great American songbook to the best singer-songwriters of the late 20th century. —Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025

Rubin, who is a quick study, will have ample time to learn Foo Fighters’ songbook. —George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for songbook

• betook
• casebook
• chapbook
• checkbook
• chinook
• codebook
• cookbook
• fishhook
• forsook
• guidebook
• handbook
• hornbook