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Re: Re: film course

To: Ysobelle at aol_com
Subject: Re: Re: film course
From: rhys daily <shadow at teuton_org>
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 10:22:58 -0600 (MDT)
cc: over-the-rhine at actwin_com
In-Reply-To: <42.12ef93e6.27fb4bc0 at aol_com>



On Tue, 3 Apr 2001 Ysobelle at aol_com wrote:

> On 4/3/01 11:41 AM, quoth the brilliant prestokelvo at yahoo_com at 
> prestokelvo at yahoo_com:
> 
> >(I used the
> >word "spectrum" here, a word I really don't prefer,
> >because I'm not sure how to spell
> >gamut...gamit...gammit...).  
> 
> 
> Gamut. You did just fine, lovey.
> 
> Anyone care to look up the history?

gamma, lowest note of a medieval scale, and i think ut's the third letter
of the latin alphabet?

word history: um. dunno. it's and old word ? (:

the whole series of recognized musical notes

an entire range or series  <ran the gamut from praise to contempt>

something akin to that...

rhys

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