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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Baritone \Bar"i*tone\, a. & n. See {Barytone}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Barytone \Bar"y*tone\, Baritone \Bar"i*tone\, a. [Gr. ?; ? heavy + ? tone.] 1. (Mus.) Grave and deep, as a kind of male voice. 2. (Greek Gram.) Not marked with an accent on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Barytone \Bar"y*tone\, Baritone \Bar"i*tone\, n. [F. baryton: cf It baritono.] 1. (Mus.) a A male voice, the compass of which partakes of the common bass and the tenor, but which does not descend as low as the one nor rise as high as the other b A person having a voice of such range. c The viola di gamba, now entirely disused. 2. (Greek Gram.) A word which has no accent marked on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: baritone adj : lower in range than tenor and higher than bass; "a baritone voice"; "baritone oboe" n 1: a male singer [syn: {barytone}] 2: the second lowest adult male singing voice [syn: {baritone voice}] 3: the second lowest brass wind instrument [syn: {baritone horn}]
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