songbook

noun

song·​book ˈsȯŋ-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce songbook (audio)
: a collection of songs
specifically : a book containing vocal music (such as hymns)

Examples of songbook in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web No wonder there’s a long-in-the-works Broadway show dedicated to his songbook. Rob Ledonne, Billboard, 5 July 2024 Speaking of hard rock guitarists switching things up, Bay Area thrash metal fixture Sven Söderlund now lives that crooner life with Sven & the Masterful Few, the former rocker’s point of entry into the martini lounge songbook. Aaron Davis, Sacramento Bee, 30 June 2024 Lana Del Rey is approaching her new country album, Lasso, less as a fan than as a student of the American songbook. Justin Curto, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2024 Mother’s Day cabaret: The Maryland Theater Collective will break out the Broadway songbook for a show tunes cabaret at The Collective on the Columbia lakefront. Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for songbook 

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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of songbook was before the 12th century

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“Songbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/songbook. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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