barytone

American  

[bar-i-tohn] / ˈbær ɪˌtoʊn /

adjective

1. having the last syllable unaccented.

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noun

1. a barytone word.

barytone ¹ British  

/ ˈbærɪˌtəʊn /

adjective

1. having the last syllable unaccented

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noun

1. a word in which the last syllable is unaccented Compare oxytone

barytone ² British  

/ ˈbærɪˌtəʊn /

noun

1. a less common spelling of baritone

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Etymology

Origin of barytone

1820–30; < Greek barýtonos, equivalent to barý ( s ) heavy, deep (of sound) + tónos tone

Example Sentences

The Pope spoke a few words in a ringing barytone voice.

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Quite a good voice, too, though I think from the point of view of the show it’s a mistake to have a high barytone when they’ve already got a tenor.

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"O Sancta Medaglia" is dear to the heart of the barytone, and the tenor has a choice of beautiful solos from the first act to the last.

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He made answer to himself with the barytone, but there was a third now singing, and his voice arose out of their attendance as a great, white, solemn, night-blooming flower might rise out of leafage.

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Presently he went to the piano and trolled out songs in a rich barytone, playing his own accompaniments.

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