the gamut
noun/ðə ˈɡæmət/
/ðə ˈɡæmət/
[singular]- the complete range of a particular kind of thing
- The network will provide the gamut of computer services to your home.
- She felt she had run the (whole) gamut of human emotions from joy to despair.
- The exhibition runs the whole gamut of artistic styles.
Word Originlate 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.
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