gamut
noun
[ ˈɡamət ]
• the complete range or scope of something.
• "the whole gamut of human emotion"
Similar:
range,
spectrum,
span,
sweep,
compass,
scope,
area,
breadth,
width,
reach,
extent,
catalogue,
scale,
sequence,
series,
variety,
• a complete scale of musical notes; the range of a voice or instrument.
• "the orchestral gamut"
Origin:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin gamma ut, originally the name of the lowest note in the medieval scale (bass G an octave and a half below middle C), then applied to the whole range of notes used in medieval music. The Greek letter Γ (gamma) was used for bass G, with ut indicating that it was the first note in the lowest of the hexachords or six-note scales (see solmization).
