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Definition of: baritone
(bar′ə·tōn) noun
1. A male voice of a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
2. One having such a voice.
3. A brass wind instrument, used chiefly in military bands, having a similar range.
—adjective
1. Of, like, or pertaining to a baritone.
2. Having the range of a baritone. Also spelled barytone. [<Ital. baritono <Gk. barytonos deep-sounding <barys deep + tonos tone]
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