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BARITONE
baritone
(adjective) lower in range than tenor and higher than bass; “a baritone voice”; “baritone oboe”
baritone, baritone horn
(noun) the second lowest brass wind instrument
baritone, baritone voice
(noun) the second lowest adult male singing voice
baritone, barytone
(noun) a male singer
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
baritone (plural baritones)
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
(linguistics) Alternative form of barytone.
Usage notes
• If the lower section of a musical group is divided into two parts, they are called tenor and bass. If the section is divided into three groups, they are called tenor, baritone, and bass.
Coordinate terms
• (voice types): soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto (female); countertenor, tenor, baritone, bass (male)
Anagrams
• abrotine, beration, borinate, obtainer, reobtain, taborine
Source: Wiktionary
Bar"i*tone, a. & n.
Definition: See Barytone.
Bar"y*tone, Bar"i*tone, a. Etym: [Gr. ; heavy + tone.]
1. (Mus.)
Definition: Grave and deep, as a kind of male voice.
2. (Greek Gram.)
Definition: Not marked with an accent on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood.
Bar"y*tone, Bar"i*tone, n. Etym: [F. baryton: cf. It. baritono.]
1. (Mus.) (a) A male voice, the compass of which partakes of the common bass and the tenor, but which does not descend as low as the one, nor rise as high as the other. (b) A person having a voice of such range. (c) The viola di gamba, now entirely disused.
2. (Greek Gram.)
Definition: A word which has no accent marked on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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