noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
UK:/ˈbæɹ.ɪ.təʊn/
US:/ˈbæɹ.ɪ.toʊn/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:B EH1 R AH0 T OW2 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The male voice between tenor and bass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bari
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The musical range between tenor and bass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A person, instrument, or group that performs in the range between tenor and bass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bari
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A brass instrument similar to the euphonium, but with a cylindrical bore instead of a conical one; a baritone saxhorn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Alternative form of barytone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
lower in range than tenor and higher than bass
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a baritone voice
baritone oboe
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
the second lowest brass wind instrument
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: baritone horn
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: brass, brass instrument
8
noun
Meaning 8
the second lowest adult male singing voice
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: baritone voice
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: singing voice
9
noun
Meaning 9
a male singer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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