barytone

noun, adjective Music.

1. baritone.

adjective

1. having the last syllable unaccented.

noun

2. a barytone word.

noun

1. a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass.
2. a singer with such a voice.
3. a large, valved brass instrument shaped like a trumpet or coiled in oval form, used especially in military bands.

adjective

4. of or relating to a baritone; having the compass of a baritone.

noun

1. a less common spelling of baritone

adjective

1. having the last syllable unaccented

noun

2. a word in which the last syllable is unaccentedCompare oxytone

noun

1. the second lowest adult male voice, having a range approximately from G an eleventh below middle C to F a fourth above it
2. a singer with such a voice
3. the second lowest instrument in the families of the saxophone, horn, oboe, etc

adjective

4. relating to or denoting a baritonea baritone part
5. denoting the second lowest instrument in a familythe baritone horn

n.

c.1600, from Italian baritono, from Greek barytonos “deep-toned, deep-sounding,” from barys “heavy, deep,” also, of sound, “strong, deep, bass” (see grave (adj.)) + tonos “tone” (see tenet). Technically, “ranging from lower A in bass clef to lower F in treble clef.” Meaning “singer having a baritone voice” is from 1821. As a type of brass band instrument, it is attested from 1949.

A range of the male singing voice higher than bass and lower than tenor.