bari

adjective

ˈba-rē 

ˈber-ē

variants or less commonly Bari

: of or relating to a family of musical instruments (such as a saxophone or horn) having a baritone range between tenor and bass

the band's bari section

UK R&B features live drums, bass, guitar, … and a horn section consisting of trumpet, two tenor saxes, and bari sax.

—Soul and R&B

… a Chicago-based marching band featuring … assorted horns (trumpets, trombones, bari horn and sousaphone).

—John Lewis

Word History

Etymology

from baritone entry 1, taken as bari- + tone entry 1

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bari

• chary
• mari
• quare
• sari
• sorry
• sparry
• starry
• acari
• behari
• bihari
• chiari
• harari

Geographical Definition

Bari

geographical name

Ba·​ri ˈbär-ē 

variants or ancient Barium

ˈber-ē-əm 

commune and port on the Adriatic Sea in southeastern Italy; capital of the region of Puglia population 332,143