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Meaning of head voice | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A kind of voice of high pitch and of a thin quality ascribed to resonance in the head; voice of the thin register. In producing it, the vibration of the cords is limited to their thin edges in the upper part, which are then presented to each other.
    countable, uncountable
  2. One's internal monologue.
    countable, informal, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Kopfstimme
Suomi pää-ääni
Français voix de tête
Italiano voce di testa
Nederlands kopstem

Examples

“Since God is a personal God and if I were to recite the Pledge of Allegiance (One nation under God) in my living room in my voice or even in my head voice, would I be speaking for you and millions of others? Who would hear me? Am I allowed to speak for others?”
“If I just had some encouragement other than my head voice....”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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