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BARITONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The second lowest brass wind instrument
Synonyms:
baritone; baritone horn
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("baritone" is a kind of...):
brass; brass instrument (a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The second lowest adult male singing voice
Synonyms:
baritone; baritone voice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("baritone" is a kind of...):
singing voice (the musical quality of the voice while singing)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A male singer
Synonyms:
baritone; barytone
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("baritone" is a kind of...):
singer; vocaliser; vocalist; vocalizer (a person who sings)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lower in range than tenor and higher than bass
Example:
baritone oboe
Classified under:
Similar:
low; low-pitched (used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency)
