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the gamut
noun [S] /ˈɡæm.ət/Definition
› the whole range of things that can be included in something: In her stories she expresses the whole gamut of emotions, from happiness to sorrow.Range and limits run the gamut of sth › to experience or show the whole range of something: Jonson has run the gamut of hotel work, from porter to owner of a large chain of hotels.Range and limits
(Definition of the gamut noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- all the way to idiom
- ambit noun
- band noun (RANGE)
- bound noun (LIMIT)
- boundary noun
- condition noun (AGREED LIMIT)
- glass ceiling noun
- limit noun
- limited adjective
- narrow adjective (LIMITED)
- narrowly adverb
- scope noun (RANGE)
- specialized adjective
- spectrum noun (RANGE)
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