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gamut

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gam=ut

CIDE DICTIONARY

gamutn. [F. gamme + ut the name of a musical note. F. gamme is fr. the name of the Greek letter , which was used by Guido d'Arezzo to represent the first note of his model scale. See Gamma, and Ut.].
     The scale.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

gamut, n.
1 the whole series or range or scope of anything (the whole gamut of crime).
2 Mus. a the whole series of notes used in medieval or modern music. b a major diatonic scale. c a people's or a period's recognized scale. d a voice's or instrument's compass.
3 Mus. the lowest note in the medieval sequence of hexachords, = modern G on the lowest line of the bass staff.

Etymology
med.L gamma ut f. GAMMA taken as the name for a note one tone lower than A of the classical scale + ut the first of six arbitrary names of notes forming the hexachord, being syllables (ut, re, mi, fa, so, la) of the Latin hymn beginning Ut queant laxis)

THESAURUS

gamut

Indian file, array, articulation, bank, buzz, carry, catena, catenation, chain, chain reaction, chaining, chromatic scale, compass, concatenation, connection, consecution, continuum, course, cycle, descent, diapason, dodecuple scale, drone, endless belt, endless round, enharmonic scale, field, file, filiation, gradation, great scale, hum, line, lineage, major scale, melodic minor, minor scale, monotone, nexus, octave scale, pendulum, pentatonic scale, periodicity, plenum, powder train, progression, queue, radius, range, rank, reach, recurrence, register, reticulation, rotation, round, routine, row, run, scale, scope, sequence, series, single file, spectrum, spread, stretch, string, succession, swath, sweep, temperament, thread, tier, train, tuning, whole-tone scale, windrow

ROGET THESAURUS

gamut

Concord

N concord, accord, harmony, symphony, homologue, agreement, sympathy, empathy, response, union, unison, unity, bonds of harmony, peace, unanimity, league, happy family, rapprochement, reunion, amity, alliance, entente cordiale, good understanding, conciliation, peacemaker, intercessor, mediator, concordant, congenial, agreeing, in accord, harmonious, united, cemented, banded together, allied, friendly, fraternal, conciliatory, at one with, of one mind, at peace, in still water, tranquil, with one voice, in concert with, hand in hand, on one's side, commune periculum concordiam parit, melody concord, melody, rhythm, measure, rhyme, pitch, timbre, intonation, tone, scale, gamut, diapason, diatonic chromatic scale, enharmonic scale, key, clef, chords, modulation, temperament, syncope, syncopation, preparation, suspension, resolution, staff, stave, line, space, brace, bar, rest, appoggiato, appoggiatura, acciaccatura, note, musical note, notes of a scale, sharp, flat, natural, high note, low note, interval, semitone, second, third, fourth, diatessaron, breve, semibreve, minim, crotchet, quaver, semiquaver, demisemiquaver, hemidemisemiquaver, sustained note, drone, burden, tonic, key note, leading note, fundamental note, supertonic, mediant, dominant, submediant, subdominant, octave, tetrachord, major key, minor key, major scale, minor scale, major mode, minor mode, passage, phrase, concord, harmony, emmeleia, unison, unisonance, chime, homophony, euphony, euphonism, tonality, consonance, consent, part, harmony, harmonics, thorough-bass, fundamental-bass, counterpoint, faburden, piece of music, composer, harmonist, contrapuntist (musician), harmonious, harmonical, in concord, in tune, in concert, unisonant, concentual, symphonizing, isotonic, homophonous, assonant, ariose, consonant, measured, rhythmical, diatonic, chromatic, enharmonic, melodious, musical, melic, tuneful, tunable, sweet, dulcet, canorous, mellow, mellifluous, soft, clear, clear as a bell, silvery, euphonious, euphonic, euphonical, symphonious, enchanting fine-toned, full-toned, silver-toned, harmoniously, in harmony, as one, the hidden soul of harmony.


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