[fɒlˈsɛtəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a method of voice production used by male singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range
(e.g: he sang in a piercing falsetto)


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Origin:
late 18th century: from Italian, diminutive of falso ‘false’, from Latin falsus (see false)

[fɒlˈsɛtəʊ], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- denoting or relating to a method of voice production used to sing notes higher than the normal range
(e.g: she's singing that really high, falsetto harmony in the chorus)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 18th century: from Italian, diminutive of falso ‘false’, from Latin falsus (see false)