gamut – g ae m ax t
the complete scope of something
The whole gamut of physics was laid before him.
Definition noun
the entire scale or range:
Music.
1. the whole series of recognized musical notes.
2. the major scale.
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Dictionary Entries near gamut
gamophyllous, gamosepalous, -gamous, Gamow, gamp, gamut, gamy, gan, ganache, Gäncä, Gance
First known usage
1425–75; late Middle English, from Medieval Latin; contraction of gamma ut, equivalent to gamma, used to represent the first or lowest tone (G) in the medieval scale +ut (later do ); the notes of the scale (ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si) being named from a Latin hymn to St. John the Baptist:
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