Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

runs the gamut

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
run-s the ga-mut
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does runs the gamut mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of run the gamut

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