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baritone definition

bari·tone (bar′ə tōn′, ber′-)

noun

  1. the range of a male voice between tenor and bass
    1. a voice or singer with such a range
    2. an instrument with a similar range within its family, as a baritone saxophone
    3. a part for such a voice or instrument
  3. a valved brass instrument of the saxhorn family pitched in B and often used in brass bands

Etymology: It baritono < Gr barytonos, deep-toned < barys, heavy, deep (see grave) + tonos, tone

adjective

of, for, or having the range of a baritone

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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