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Meaning of fake book | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A collection of musical lead sheets intended to help a performer quickly learn new songs.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fake, book.

Examples

“Contemporary popular music tends to be specific in indicating slash cords, while older fake books generally indicate⟳ only root chord names.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

fake fan fake geek girl fake news fake Shemp fake tree fake-bake

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