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songbook

noun

Definition of songbooknext
as in songster

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Recent Examples of songbook Mockingbirds Mockingbirds are common backyard visitors that entertain us with an extensive songbook. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 June 2026 Fans can find more chants and songs into a Spanish-language songbook on the website for La 593, the country’s World Cup supporter group. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026 Marisa Anderson’s latest album of epic, horizon-gazing guitar compositions pulls from an international songbook that includes work from Afghanistan, Vietnam, Yemen, and Cambodia. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 22 May 2026 The quartet of Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Adrian Young and Tom Dumont kicked off their 18-show residency at Sphere Las Vegas on May 6 with a colorful romp through their ska-pop songbook. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for songbook
Recent Examples of Synonyms for songbook
  1. songster
  2. Psalter
Noun
  • How absurd, indeed, to imagine wild birds giving time like the mechanical songsters on an ornamental clock.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Musicians including psych rocker Damon Krukowski and power pop songster Ted Leo have taken to X to blast out their support.
    — Caitlin Harrington, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2023
Definition of songster
Noun
  • It was made by Peter Care, who had moved from Cornwall, in England’s southwest, to Sheffield to study filmmaking at the Psalter Lane School of Art.
    — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 4 May 2026
Definition of Psalter

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“Songbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songbook. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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