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baritone
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bar·i·tone also bar·y·tone  (br-tn)
n.
1.
a. A male singer or voice with a range higher than a bass and lower than a tenor.
b. An instrument that sounds within this range.
c. A vocal or instrumental part written in this range.
2. A valved brass instrument similar to but larger than the euphonium.

[Italian baritono, from Greek barutonos, deep sounding : barus, heavy; see gwer-1 in Indo-European roots + tonos, tone; see tone.]

baritone
Noun
1. the second lowest adult male voice
2. a singer with such a voice [Greek barus low + tonos tone]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.baritonebaritone - a male singer                        
singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser - a person who sings
2.baritone - the second lowest adult male singing voice
singing voice - the musical quality of the voice while singing
3.baritonebaritone - the second lowest brass wind instrument
brass instrument, brass - a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
Adj.1.baritone - lower in range than tenor and higher than bass; "a baritone voice"; "baritone oboe"
low-pitched, low - used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
Translations
baritone [ˈbærɪtəun] nbarítono

baritone [ˈbærɪtəun] nbaryton m

baritone [ˈbærɪtəun] nBariton m

baritone [ˈbærɪtəun] nbaritono

baritone
n baritone [ˈbӕritəun]
(a singer with) a deep male voice between bass and tenor. bariton جَهير الصَّوْت баритон baryton baryton der Bariton βαρύτονος barítono bariton صدای باریتون baritoni bariton בָּרִיטוֹן मध्यम तान, मध्यम सुर bariton bariton bariton baríton baritono バリトン 바리톤 (가수) baritonas baritons bariton bariton baryton baryton barítono bariton баритон barytón bariton bariton baryton เสียงต่ำของนักร้องชาย bariton 男中音 баритон درمیانی آواز والا گویا giọng nam trung


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