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Definition of baritone noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

baritone

noun
 
/ˈbærɪtəʊn/
 
/ˈbærɪtəʊn/
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  1. a man’s singing voice with a range between tenor and bass; a man with a baritone voice
    • He sang in his rich baritone
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • pleasant
    • rich
    • deep
    baritone + noun
    • voice
    • solo
    preposition
    • in a… baritone
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  2. a musical instrument that is second lowest in pitch in its family
  3. Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Italian baritono, from Greek barutonos, from barus ‘heavy’ + tonos ‘tension, tone’, from teinein ‘to stretch’.
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