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gamut
What does gamut mean?
gamut (noun): a (normally) complete range.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use gamut in a sentence?
- A face that expressed a gamut of emotions. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce gamut?
/ˈɡæmət/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does gamut come from?
1520s, 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”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “gamut” mean?
a tangible proof or tribute
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a (normally) complete range
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a composite of mixed origin
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formally granted permission
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