Meaning
3 sensesA (normally) complete range.
1933?, Dorothy Parker, review of Katharine Hepburn in the Broadway play The Lake She delivered a striking performance that ran the gamut of emotions, from A to B.
Skala, Palette
га́ммаgámma, диапазо́нdiapazón, охва́тoxvát
a complete extent or range:
All the notes in a musical scale.
Tonumfang
га́ммаgámma
the entire scale of musical notes
All the colours that can be presented by a device such as a monitor or printer.
Farbumfang, Gamut
га́ммаgámma, диапазо́нdiapazón, охва́тoxvát
Examples
4 sentencesThis book runs the gamut of emotions.
The maple leaves’ gamut of lovely colours was a clear sign that autumn had come.
Tom experienced the whole gamut of emotions from sheer joy to utter despair during his relationship with Mary.
ruЗа время отношений с Мэри Том испытал на себе весь спектр эмоций: от полной радости до совершенного отчаяния.
Here's an example of a semantic gamut: non-existent, unique, rare, uncommon, common, trite, worn-out, universal.
deHier ein Beispiel für ein semantisches Spektrum: nicht existent, einzigartig, selten, unüblich, gewöhnlich, banal, abgedroschen, universell.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
Origin
1520s, original sense “lowest note of musical scale”, contraction of Medieval Latin gamma1520s, 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.
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