plural falsettos
Definition of falsetto
(Entry 1 of 2)
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
falsetto
adverbDefinition of falsetto (Entry 2 of 2)
: in falsetto
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The first known use of falsetto was in 1721
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