baritone
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ɪˌtoʊn 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 especially in military bands.
adjective
4.
of or pertaining to a baritone; having the compass of a baritone.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the second lowest adult male voice, having a range approximately from G an eleventh below middle C to F a fourth above it |
| 2. | a singer with such a voice |
| 3. | the second lowest instrument in the families of the saxophone, horn, oboe, etc |
| —adj | |
| 4. | relating to or denoting a baritone: a baritone part |
| 5. | denoting the second lowest instrument in a family: the baritone horn |
| [C17: from Italian baritono a deep voice, from Greek barutonos deep-sounding, from barus heavy, low + tonos | |
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Word Origin & History
baritone
c.1600, from It. baritono, from Gk. barytonos "deep-toned, deep-sounding," from barys "heavy, deep," also, of sound, "strong, deep, bass" (see grave (adj.)) + tonos "tone" (see tenet). Technically, "ranging from lower A in bass clef to lower F in
treble clef." Meaning "singer having a baritone voice" is from 1821. As a type of brass band instrument, it is attested from 1949.
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Example sentences
He enunciated each syllable crisply in a deep, booming baritone.
For a while it seemed that he was doomed to be a baritone.
Even when he is not angry, his baritone voice has a declamatory tone.
Twenty years ago, voiceovers were the domain of the baritone radio announcer or the character actor.
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