gamut

Meanings

• Noun

  The entire range or scope of something, especially that which can be experienced or expressed.

  - "The gamut of human emotions ranges from joy to sadness."
  - "The pianist played the entire gamut of musical notes."
  - "The novel explored the gamut of human experiences."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with gamut
gamble , chamomile , camel , palmile , salami , calamine

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Variants

List of all variants of gamut that leads to same result
gamut , gamuts , run the gamut

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Etymology

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From Old French gammule, gamme, a scale, possibly from Latin graduus, a step.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'gamut' is also used in computer science to refer to the range of values that a particular data type can represent.

2. In medieval music, the gamut was a system of notation that used only eight notes, representing the notes C, D, E, F, G, A, B♭, and C.

3. The term 'gamut' is derived from the Greek word 'gamos', which means 'marriage' or 'wedding'. In medieval music, the gamut was also called the 'wedding gamut' because it represented the union of all the notes in a particular scale.

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Related Concepts

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1. spectrum: Both gamut and spectrum refer to the entire range of something, but spectrum is more commonly used in science to refer to a continuous series of values or phenomena, while gamut is used more generally to refer to the entire range of something, regardless of whether it is continuous or discrete.

2. palette: In art, a palette refers to the set of colors that an artist uses, while the gamut of colors refers to the entire range of colors that can be produced by a particular medium or tool.

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Culture

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In music, the term 'gamut' refers to the entire range of notes that can be played on an instrument or sung by a voice. In literature, 'gamut' can refer to the full range of emotions or themes explored in a work.

How to Memorize "gamut"

1. visualize
   

   - To memorize the meaning of 'gamut', visualize a range or spectrum, such as a rainbow or a piano keyboard, to represent the full range or scope of something.

2. associate
   

   - To memorize the meaning of 'gamut', associate it with the idea of a full range or spectrum, such as the full range of emotions or the full range of notes on a piano.

3. mnemonics
   

   - To memorize the meaning of 'gamut', use a mnemonic such as 'Gamut is the full Gamut, from A to Z, of all that can be expressed or experienced.' or 'Gamut: the Grand Amplitude of Musical Utterance.'

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