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| fal·set·to [ fawl sétt ] |
noun (plural fal·set·tos) |
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1. high singing method: a method used by male singers to sing at a very high pitch by using more air and a combination of vocal chord vibration and head resonance. It is used by countertenors in classical music.
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2. falsetto singer: a male singer who sings in a very high voice
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3. falsetto voice: a very high voice used by a male singer
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adverb |
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in falsetto voice: in an artificially or unusually high voice
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| [Late 18th century. < Italian, "little false (one)" < falso "false" < Latin falsus (see false)] |