Definition of gamut
1 : the whole series of recognized musical notes
2 : an entire range or series ran the gamut from praise to contempt
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Examples of gamut in a Sentence
She experienced the full gamut of human emotions.
the actress's work runs the gamut from goofy comedies to serious historical dramas
Recent Examples of gamut from the Web
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The defenses run the gamut: The Trump team couldn’t have broken campaign-finance laws because seeking and receiving damning materials on a political adversary is what campaigns do all the time, so federal law doesn’t apply.
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The items chosen to represent diverse faiths in America run the gamut from George Washington’s christening robe and a 17th-century Torah scroll to unexpected objects such as a compass owned by Roger Williams.
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Dunham's clothing selection runs the gamut: There are epic red-carpet dresses, once-favorite vintage tees from off-duty days, and even items once worn on screen by her Girls character, Hannah Horvath.
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Songs: Happiness, Brother, Oh Carolina New Devils (Sunday-Seasick Stage)This band of Birmingham locals has played the gamut of Magic City venues.
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Since the Kardashians-Jenners first rose to fame, they've been lauded left and right as revolutionary for embracing looks black women have been overlooked or outright degraded for — looks that run the gamut from cornrows to full lips.
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The 31 entries in the fair's fifth annual Sporkies competition, unveiled Monday, run the gamut from A to Y — from All American Grilled Breakfast Sandwich to Yard Bird Nachos.
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Statewide problems The new election report shows that problems reported statewide run the gamut from voter intimidation to registration problems.
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Statewide problems The new election report shows that problems reported statewide run the gamut from voter intimidation to registration problems.
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Did You Know?
To get the lowdown on gamut, we have to dive to the bottom of a musical scale developed by 11th-century musician and monk Guido of Arezzo. Guido called the first line of his bass staff gamma and the first note in his scale ut, which meant that gamma ut was the term for a note written on the first staff line. In time, gamma ut underwent a shortening to gamut but climbed the scale of meaning. It expanded to cover all the notes of Guido's scale, then all the notes in the range of an instrument, and, eventually, an entire range of any sort.
Synonym Discussion of gamut
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playDefinition of gamut for English Language Learners
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: a range or series of related things
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