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What does falsetto mean?

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Noun
  1. (singing, uncountable) The "false" (singing) voice in any human, usually airy and lacking a purity of vowels; created by utilizing the next highest vocal folds above those used for speech and normal range singing. It is commonly confused with the Head Voice register.
  2. (music) A person who sings in falsetto.
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Skip James' eerie, dark and complex tunings and netherworldly falsetto have never been equaled nor adequately copied in 74 years.
He's using it more traditionally, but his blend of eerie falsetto and soulful croon remains striking.
He witters on in a comedy falsetto about lutes, but doesn't seem to find what he's looking for up in the hills.
This will be almost falsetto but will have enough heaviness to enable the singer to crescendo smoothly.
And I remember coming over to his house and hearing him do it in falsetto and thinking what a nice, flutey falsetto he has.
On Painkiller, Griffin's soft falsetto floats above a catchy chorus and sweet pop melody.

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