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bar·i·tone

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–noun

1.	a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass.

2.	a singer with such a voice.

3.	a large, valved brass instrument shaped like a trumpet or coiled in oval form, used esp. in military bands.

–adjective

4.	of or pertaining to a baritone; having the compass of a baritone.

Also, barytone.

[Origin: 1600–10; < It baritono low voice < Gk barýtonos deep-sounding. See barytone²

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—Related forms

bar·i·ton·al, adjective

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bar·i·tone also bar·y·tone Audio Help (bār'ĭ-tōn') Pronunciation Key
n.

1. A male singer or voice with a range higher than a bass and lower than a tenor.
2. An instrument that sounds within this range.
3. A vocal or instrumental part written in this range.
A valved brass instrument similar to but larger than the euphonium.

[Italian baritono, from Greek barutonos, deep sounding : barus, heavy; see g^werə-¹ in Indo-European roots + tonos, tone; see tone.]

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baritone

1609, from It. baritono, from Gk. barytonos "deep-toned," from barys "heavy, deep" (see grave (adj.)) + tonos "tone" (see tenet). Technically, "ranging from lower A in bass clef to lower F in treble clef." Meaning "singer having such a voice" is from 1821. As a type of brass band instrument, it is attested from 1949.

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baritone
adjective
1.	lower in range than tenor and higher than bass; "a baritone voice"; "baritone oboe"
noun
1.	a male singer
2.	the second lowest adult male singing voice
3.	the second lowest brass wind instrument

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baritone [ˈbӕritəun] noun

(a singer with) a deep male voice between bass and tenor

Arabic:	جَهير الصَّوْت
Chinese (Simplified):	男中音
Chinese (Traditional):	男中音
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Italian:	baritono

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