baritone

CEFRC2

/ˈbæɹ.ɪ.təʊn/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A man's singing voice between a bass and a tenor.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person, instrument, or group that performs in the range between tenor and bass.

Examples

  • Tom plays the baritone saxophone and Mary plays the alto saxophone.

  • The baritone sax that Tom wanted to buy was way too expensive for him.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈbæɹ.ɪ.toʊn/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The musical range between tenor and bass.

  2. The male voice between tenor and bass.

  3. A brass instrument similar to the euphonium, but with a cylindrical bore instead of a conical one; a baritone saxhorn.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Italian baritono, from Ancient Greek βαρύτονος (barútonos), from βαρύς (barús, “heavy”) + τόνος (tónos, “tone”). Doublet of baryton and barytone.