BARYTONE
baritone, barytone
(noun) a male singer
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
barytone (comparative more barytone, superlative most barytone)
(linguistics) Not having an accent on the last syllable.
(linguistics) Of or pertaining to a word not having an accent on the last syllable.
Archaic form of baritone.
Hyponyms
• paroxytone
• proparoxytone
Noun
barytone (plural barytones)
(linguistics) A word that is not accented on the ultimate syllable.
(linguistics) A word that is accented on the penultimate syllable.
Archaic form of baritone.
Anagrams
• botryane
Source: Wiktionary
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