[ˈɡamət], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the complete range or scope of something
(e.g: the whole gamut of human emotion)

- a complete scale of musical notes; the range of a voice or instrument
(e.g: the orchestral gamut)


Phrases:
- run the 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)