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baritone

noun

  1. musical instrument
  2. vocal part between bass and tenor
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adjective

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Wiktionary

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.

  1. The male voice between tenor and bass.
  2. The musical range between tenor and bass.
  3. A person, instrument, or group that performs in the range between tenor and bass.
  4. A brass instrument similar to the euphonium, but with a cylindrical bore instead of a conical one; a baritone saxhorn.
  5. Alternative form of barytone.