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   bar·i·tone

   /ˈberəˌtōn/

   noun

   • 1. an adult male singing voice between tenor and bass: "he sang in a rich baritone"
   • ▪ a singer with a baritone voice: "he starred as a baritone"
   • ▪ a part written for a baritone voice.
   • 2. an instrument that is second lowest in pitch in its family: "a baritone sax"
   • ▪ a large, valved brass instrument in coiled oval form, used especially in military or street bands.

   adjective

   • 1. second lowest in musical pitch.

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Italian baritono, from Greek barutonos, from barus ‘heavy’ + tonos (see tone).

   Derivatives

   • 1. baritonal adjective

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