Meaning of BARYTONE
Pronunciation: | | 'bari`town
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| Definition: | | [n] a male singer |
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| Synonyms: | | baritone |
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| See Also: | | singer, vocaliser, vocalist, vocalizer | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
\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.
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