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falsetto

fal·setto

UK/fɔːlˈsɛt.əʊ/ US/fɒlˈsɛt.əʊ/ uncommon
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

adjective

1.

artificially high; above the normal voice range

  • “a falsetto voice”
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Origin

Borrowed from Italian falsetto, from falso (“false”).

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