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gamut Definition


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gamut
noun
    1. The whole range of anything, eg a person's emotions.
      Thesaurus: spectrum, range, scope, compass, scale, sweep, ken, extent, purview.
    2a. music., historical
      A scale of notes;
    2b. music., historical
      The range of notes produced by a voice or instrument.
Etymology: 14c: from gamma the lowest note on a medieval six-note scale + ut the first note (now called doh) of an early sol-fa notation system.



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