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gamut

gamut / gamut
Noun
pl: gamuts

This term evokes the image of a complete spectrum, stretching from one extreme to the other without leaving any gaps. It is frequently used to describe a wide variety of emotional states or a comprehensive set of possibilities, often paired with the verb run (e.g., run the gamut). In its original musical sense, it refers to the entire range of notes in a scale. While the musical application is less common in modern daily speech, it informs the broader meaning of an all-encompassing scope or a total sequence.

Meanings

Noungamut

The complete range or scope of a particular thing.

"She played a gamut of emotions during her performance."

Noungamut

The full scale of musical notes in a particular system.

"The singer demonstrated her ability to cover the entire gamut of the scale."

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