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fake book
noun
- a collection of lead sheets for musicians, especially a songbook of standards for use by jazz instrumentalists.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fake book1
First recorded in 1955–60
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Example Sentences
His piano teacher Tom Reitano brought a “fake book” with hundreds of songs to one lesson, and asked the boy if he could sing.
From The Daily Beast
He crammed the rest of his pie into the fake book, as did the others.
From Project Gutenberg
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