baritone
noun
- musical instrument
- vocal part between bass and tenor
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈbæɹ.ɪ.təʊn/ / /ˈbæɹ.ɪ.toʊn/
noun
Etymology: From Italian baritono, from Ancient Greek βαρύτονος (barútonos), from βαρύς (barús, “heavy”) + τόνος (tónos, “tone”). Doublet of baryton and barytone.
- The male voice between tenor and bass.
- The musical range between tenor and bass.
- A person, instrument, or group that performs in the range between tenor and bass.
- A brass instrument similar to the euphonium, but with a cylindrical bore instead of a conical one; a baritone saxhorn.
- Alternative form of barytone.