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gamut
- /ˈɡæm.ət/
- /ˈɡæm.ɪt/
Rhymes with -æmɪt
Where it comes from
1520s, original sense “lowest note of musical scale”, contraction of Medieval Latin gamma ut, from gamma (“Greek letter, corresponding to the musical note G”) + ut (“first solfège syllable, now replaced by do”). In modern terms, “G do” – the first note of the G scale. Meaning later extended to mean all the notes of a scale, and then more generally any complete range.
noun gamuts
- A (normally) complete range. I must begin with rudiments of Art / To teach you gamoth in a briefer sort, - - Bian. Why, I am past my gamouth long agoe.
- All the notes in a musical scale.
- All the colours that can be presented by a device such as a monitor or printer.
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noun complete range
| Español | gama |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 전반 jeonban, 전영역 jeonnyeong'yeok |
| 日本語 | 全領域 zen-ryōiki |
| Português | gama |
| Français | gamme, palette |
| Deutsch | Skala, Palette |
| Ελληνικά | γκάμα gkáma |
| Română | gamă, paletă |
| Русский | га́мма gámma, диапазо́н diapazón, охва́т oxvát |
| العربية | أَمْر بِرُمَتِه ʔamr birumatih |
Talk about this word "gamut." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gamut. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gamut. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gamut "gamut." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gamut.Cite this
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title = {gamut},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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