Tuesday word: Gamut
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Gamut (noun)
gam·ut [gam-uht]
noun
1. the entire scale or range: the gamut of dramatic emotion from grief to joy.
2. Music.
a. the whole series of recognized musical notes.
b. the major scale.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH GAMUT
gambit
WORDS RELATED TO GAMUT
spectrum, area, catalogue, compass, diapason, extent, field, panorama, scale, scope, series, sweep
See synonyms for gamut on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR GAMUT
1. sweep, breadth, scope, reach, extent.
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Medieval Latin; contraction of gamma ut, equivalent to gamma, used to represent the first or lowest tone (G) in the medieval scale + ut (later do ); the notes of the scale (ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si) being named from a Latin hymn to St. John the Baptist: Utqueant laxis resonare fibris. Mira gestorum famuli tuorum, Solve polluti labii reatum, Sancte Iohannes
HOW TO USE GAMUT IN A SENTENCE
Colors appear punchy and saturated thanks to the wide color gamut, and it’s plenty bright even in situations with a lot of ambient illumination.
THE NEW IPAD AIR IS THE BEST TABLET FOR MOST PEOPLE|STAN HORACZEK|OCTOBER 30, 2020|POPULAR-SCIENCE
Oyster recipes can run the gamut from raw to steamed to fancy preparations like oysters Rockefeller and oysters casino.
14 WILD EDIBLES YOU CAN PULL RIGHT OUT OF THE OCEAN|BY BOB MCNALLY/FIELD & STREAM|OCTOBER 19, 2020|POPULAR-SCIENCE
The rules they broke ran the gamut from missing deadlines to helping clients commit crimes.
MAINE HIRES LAWYERS WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS TO DEFEND ITS POOREST RESIDENTS|BY SAMANTHA HOGAN, THE MAINE MONITOR, WITH DATA ANALYSIS BY AGNEL PHILIP|OCTOBER 6, 2020|PROPUBLICA
The responses ran the gamut, with most people erring on the side of caution, especially when it comes to indoor dining.
HOW READERS FEEL ABOUT DINING OUT RIGHT NOW|AMANDA KLUDT|OCTOBER 5, 2020|EATER
Gamut (noun)
gam·ut [gam-uht]
noun
1. the entire scale or range: the gamut of dramatic emotion from grief to joy.
2. Music.
a. the whole series of recognized musical notes.
b. the major scale.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH GAMUT
gambit
WORDS RELATED TO GAMUT
spectrum, area, catalogue, compass, diapason, extent, field, panorama, scale, scope, series, sweep
See synonyms for gamut on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR GAMUT
1. sweep, breadth, scope, reach, extent.
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Medieval Latin; contraction of gamma ut, equivalent to gamma, used to represent the first or lowest tone (G) in the medieval scale + ut (later do ); the notes of the scale (ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si) being named from a Latin hymn to St. John the Baptist: Utqueant laxis resonare fibris. Mira gestorum famuli tuorum, Solve polluti labii reatum, Sancte Iohannes
HOW TO USE GAMUT IN A SENTENCE
Colors appear punchy and saturated thanks to the wide color gamut, and it’s plenty bright even in situations with a lot of ambient illumination.
THE NEW IPAD AIR IS THE BEST TABLET FOR MOST PEOPLE|STAN HORACZEK|OCTOBER 30, 2020|POPULAR-SCIENCE
Oyster recipes can run the gamut from raw to steamed to fancy preparations like oysters Rockefeller and oysters casino.
14 WILD EDIBLES YOU CAN PULL RIGHT OUT OF THE OCEAN|BY BOB MCNALLY/FIELD & STREAM|OCTOBER 19, 2020|POPULAR-SCIENCE
The rules they broke ran the gamut from missing deadlines to helping clients commit crimes.
MAINE HIRES LAWYERS WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS TO DEFEND ITS POOREST RESIDENTS|BY SAMANTHA HOGAN, THE MAINE MONITOR, WITH DATA ANALYSIS BY AGNEL PHILIP|OCTOBER 6, 2020|PROPUBLICA
The responses ran the gamut, with most people erring on the side of caution, especially when it comes to indoor dining.
HOW READERS FEEL ABOUT DINING OUT RIGHT NOW|AMANDA KLUDT|OCTOBER 5, 2020|EATER
