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baritone

bar·i·tone [ bárrə tn ] (plural bar·i·tones)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. man singer or voice: a man's singing voice with a range lower than a tenor and higher than a bass, or a singer with this voice

2. wind instrument: a wind instrument with the second lowest range in its family

[Early 17th century. Via Italian baritono< Greek barutonos "deep-sounding, baritone"]
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