| Baritone | { } a. [ Gr. bary`tonos; bary`s heavy + to`nos tone. ] 1. (Mus.) Grave and deep, as a kind of male voice. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Greek Gram.) Not marked with an accent on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Barytone |
| Baritone | { }, n. [ F. baryton: cf. It. baritono. ] 1. (Mus.) (a) A male voice, the compass of which partakes of the common bass and the tenor, but which does not descend as low as the one, nor rise as high as the other. (b) A person having a voice of such range. (c) The viola di gamba, now entirely disused. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Greek Gram.) A word which has no accent marked on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Barytone |