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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
fake (verb) + book: a fake book helps a musician to "fake" knowing how to play a song.
Noun
fake book (plural fake books)
- (music) A collection of musical lead sheets intended to help a performer quickly learn new songs.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fake, book.
Translations
collection of musical lead sheets
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 歌曲集 (zh) (gēqǔjí)
- Finnish: fake book
- Spanish: please add this translation if you can
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