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baritone.

The male voice between tenor and bass.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbæɹ.ɪ.təʊn/UK/ˈbæɹ.ɪ.toʊn/US
  1. The male voice between tenor and bass.

  2. The musical range between tenor and bass.

  3. A person, instrument, or group that performs in the range between tenor and bass.

  4. A brass instrument similar to the euphonium, but with a cylindrical bore instead of a conical one; a baritone saxhorn.

  5. Alternative form of barytone.

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Where this word comes from

From Italian baritono, from Ancient Greek βαρύτονος (barútonos), from βαρύς (barús, “heavy”) + τόνος (tónos, “tone”). Doublet of baryton and barytone.

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