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baritone

American  
[bar-i-tohn] / ˈbær ɪˌtoʊn /
Or barytone

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

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

baritone British  
/ ˈbærɪˌtəʊn /

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

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adjective

  1. relating to or denoting a baritone

    a baritone part

  2. denoting the second lowest instrument in a family

    the baritone horn
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baritone Cultural  

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

Other Word Forms

  • baritonal adjective

Etymology

Origin of baritone

1600–10; < Italian baritono low voice < Greek barýtonos deep-sounding. See barytone

Example Sentences

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Last year, he starred in the streamer’s comedy The Four Seasons, co-created by Tina Fey, and lent his rich baritone to characters including the Cowardly Lion in Wicked: For Good.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Swenson, who starred in the Broadway premiere of “A Beautiful Noise, the Neil Diamond Musical,” has a lush baritone.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

Other recent sets accomplish similar goals, among them ones documenting the careers of the violinist Itzhak Perlman, the pianist Martha Argerich and the baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau—all from Warner Classics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Tenor Roy Hage is the amiable Volmar, Hildegard’s confidant in the monastery and baritone David Adam Moore her tormentor abbot.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

He started in a strong, rich baritone voice.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry

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