From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Musicbaritonebar‧i‧tone1 /ˈbærətəʊn $ -toʊn/ noun1APM[countable] a malesinging voice that is lower than a tenor but higher than a bass, or a man with a voice like thisa famous baritone2[singular] the part of a musical work that is written for a baritone voice or instrumentCan you sing the baritone? →alto2(2), bass1(2), soprano1(2), tenor1(2)Examples from the Corpusbaritone• By profession he was a baritone and musicologist.• With his Soft Machine background, his deadpanbaritone, his wittylyrics and catchy tunes, how could he fail?• Which compels this scribe to ask when his voice changed into its deep baritone.• He was a tall, elegantly Streetwise Chicago singer with a light baritone.• It was low-pitched and reverentially modulated, a nice, crisp, modestbaritone.• At last the chorusesdropped to a quartet, to a duet, and finally even Lachlan's finesolobaritonepetered out.baritonebaritone2 adjective [only before noun]a baritone voice or instrument is lower than a tenor but higher than a bassExamples from the Corpusbaritone• And the string I happened to have on there resonated perfectly with the way Dana played the baritone sax.• Alto and baritonesaxophones. b. Syracuse, New York, 1954.• A baritone singer from the chorus joined us and we went to a regularCentral City bar.Originbaritone(1600-1700)Italianbaritono, from Greekbarytonos"deep-sounding", from barys"heavy" + tonos"tone"