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baryton

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bar⋅y⋅ton

  [bar-i-ton; Fr. ba-ree-tawn]
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–noun, plural -tons  [-tonz; Fr. -tawn] .
an 18th-century stringed instrument with six bowed strings and several additional strings that vibrate sympathetically.
Origin:
< F; see baritone
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bar·y·ton   (bār'ĭ-tōn')   
n.  A bowed string instrument of the 18th century, similar to the bass viol, but having sympathetic strings on the rear of the fingerboard.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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