Gamut

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.2 Etymology 1.2.1 Translations

English

Noun

gamut

1. A (normally) complete range
   • "She delivered a striking performance that ran the gamut of emotions, from A to B." (Review of Katharine Hepburn in the Broadway play, "The Lake".)
2. (music) All the notes in the musical scale.
3. All the colours available to a device such as a monitor or printer.

Etymology

• gamma + ut

Translations

• Chinese: 全部
• Dutch: toonladder f
• French: gamme f
• German: Tonleiter f
• Greek: κλίμακα f
• Ido : gamo, kolor-serio
• Italian: gamma f
• Japanese: 全域
• Korean: 전반
• Spanish: gama f
• Türkçe: kapsam f