gamme

See also: gammé and gámme

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin gamma. Doublet of gamma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡam/
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Noun

gamme f (plural gammes)

1. (music) musical scale
2. range, gamut, series

Derived terms

• faire ses gammes

Further reading

• “gamme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Noun

gamme f pl

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) plural of gamma (“range, gamut; gamma”)

Anagrams

• gemma, Gemma

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English gamen.

Noun

gamme

1. Alternative form of game

Etymology 2

From Old English gamenian.

Verb

gamme

1. Alternative form of gamen

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Norman

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English game.

Noun

gamme f (plural gammes)

1. (Jersey) game

Derived terms

• gamme dé cartes (“card game”)
• gamme dé compiuteu (“computer game”)
• Les Gammes du Commonwealth (“Commonwealth Games”)
• Les Gammes Olympiques (“Olympic Games”)

 

Etymology 2

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Adjective

gamme m or f

1. (Jersey) plucky