First Known Use: 1721
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1falsetto
noun fal·set·to \fȯl-ˈse-(ˌ)tō\
: a very high voice used by a man (such as a male singer)
plural fal·set·tos
Full Definition of FALSETTO
1
: an artificially high voice; especially : an artificially produced singing voice that overlaps and extends above the range of the full voice especially of a tenor
2
: a singer who uses falsetto
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Origin of FALSETTO
Italian, from diminutive of falso false, from Latin falsus
2falsetto
adverb
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