baritone
Meaning
- 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.
- (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of barytone.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbæɹ.ɪ.təʊn/
Etymology
From Italian baritono, from Ancient Greek βαρύτονος (barútonos), from βαρύς (barús, “heavy”) + τόνος (tónos, “tone”). Doublet of baryton and barytone.
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