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)

(music) musical scale
range, gamut, series

Derived terms

faire ses gammes

Further reading

“gamme” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

gamme f pl

plural of gamma (“range, gamut; gamma”)

Anagrams

gemma, Gemma

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English gamen.

Noun

gamme

Alternative form of game

Etymology 2

From Old English gamenian.

Verb

gamme

Alternative form of gamen

Norman

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English game.

Noun

gamme f (plural gammes)

(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

Adjective

gamme m or f

(Jersey) plucky

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