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FALSETTO
falsetto
(adjective) artificially high; above the normal voice range; “a falsetto voice”
falsetto
(noun) a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
falsetto (countable and uncountable, plural falsettos)
(singing, uncountable) The "false" (singing) voice in any human, usually airy and lacking a purity of vowels; created by utilizing the next highest vocal folds above those used for speech and normal range singing. It is commonly confused with the Head Voice register.
(music, countable) A person who sings in falsetto.
Verb
falsetto (third-person singular simple present falsettos, present participle falsettoing, simple past and past participle falsettoed)
To sing or utter in falsetto.
Anagrams
• floatest
Source: Wiktionary
Fal*set"to, n.; pl. Falsettos. Etym: [It. falsetto, dim. fr. L. falsus. See False.]
Definition: A false or artificial voice; that voice in a man which lies above his natural voice; the male counter tenor or alto voice. See Head voice, under Voice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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