baritone

English

/ˈbɛɹ.ɪ.toʊn/, /ˈbæɹ.ɪ.toʊn/

noun
Definitions
  • 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.

Etymology

Derived from Italian baritono derived from Ancient Greek βαρύτονος.

Origin

Ancient Greek

βαρύτονος

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