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baritone

(bærɪtoʊn)
Word forms: plural baritones
1. countable noun
In music, a baritone is a man with a fairly deep singing voice that is lower than that of a tenor but higher than that of a bass.
He was one of the leading baritones of the Vienna Opera.
2. singular noun [oft NOUN noun]
If a man has a baritone speaking voice, his voice is low and pleasant to listen to.
...a baritone voice.
He speaks in a melodious baritone.

baritone in British English

(ˈbærɪˌtəʊn)
noun
1. 
the second lowest adult male voice, having a range approximately from G an eleventh below middle C to F a fourth above it
2. 
a singer with such a voice
3. 
the second lowest instrument in the families of the saxophone, horn, oboe, etc
adjective
4. 
relating to or denoting a baritone
a baritone part
5. 
denoting the second lowest instrument in a family
the baritone horn
Word origin
C17: from Italian baritono a deep voice, from Greek barutonos deep-sounding, from barus heavy, low + tonos tone

baritone in American English

(ˈbærəˌtoʊn; ˈbɛrəˌtoʊn)
noun
1. 
the range of a male voice between tenor and bass
2. 
a. 
a voice or singer with such a range
b. 
an instrument with a similar range within its family, as a baritone saxophone
c. 
a part for such a voice or instrument
3. 
a valved brass instrument of the saxhorn family pitched in B and often used in brass bands
adjective
4. 
of, for, or having the range of a baritone
Word origin
It baritono < Gr barytonos, deep-toned < barys, heavy, deep (see grave1) + tonos, tone

Examples of 'baritone' in a sentence
baritone

What is it about the baritone voice?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He could play the huge, bluff baritone saxophone with a tenderness that has seldom been equalled.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Yet you can't conjure a baritone voice by simply pressing a switch.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He loved music, singing in a light baritone voice and playing the violin.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
The German baritone is at the peak of his powers in this superb selection of songs with piano.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It may be that his deep baritone appeals to people's caveman instincts of what constitutes a strong and competent leader.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
I've gone from a tenor to a baritone.
The Sun (2010)
I think it's more beautiful when a baritone sings it.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
 A baritone can wake up in the morning and not warm his voice up, he can just sing.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This German baritone is surely incomparable in this repertoire of Romantic lost love and despair.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
My grandmother had studied piano; my father had a wonderful, big baritone voice.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Their deep, baritone voices hint at a potent power, their very presence on stage is a ticking bomb.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Both feature tender duets for soprano and baritone, virtuoso writing for orchestra and chorus, and open by depicting the void before life itself.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)

In other languages
baritone

British English: baritone NOUN
A baritone is a man with a singing voice that is lower than that of a tenor but higher than that of a bass.
The baritone sang in a local choir for years.
  • American English: baritone
  • Brazilian Portuguese: barítono
  • Chinese: 男中音歌手
  • European Spanish: barítono
  • French: baryton
  • German: Bariton
  • Italian: baritono
  • Japanese: バリトン
  • Korean: 바리톤
  • European Portuguese: barítono
  • Latin American Spanish: barítono
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