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noun
Idiom1.
a collection of written or printed sheets bound together and constituting a book.
2.
one book of a related set or series.
3.
a set of issues of a periodical, often covering one year.
4.
History/Historical. a roll of papyrus, parchment, or the like, or of manuscript.
5.
EXPANDthe amount of space, measured in cubic units, that an object or substance occupies.
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speak volumes,
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to be very evident or significant: Her testimony spoke volumes.
b.
to be expressive or meaningful: Your eyes speak volumes.
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Speak volumes
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English volum(e) < Middle French < Latin volūmen roll (of sheets), equivalent to volū-, base of volvere to roll + -men noun suffix
1350–1400; Middle English volum(e) < Middle French < Latin volūmen roll (of sheets), equivalent to volū-, base of volvere to roll + -men noun suffix
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Idioms & Phrases
speak volumes
Be significant, indicate a great deal, as in That house of theirs speaks volumes about their income. This idiom uses volumes in the sense of "the information contained in volumes of books." [c. 1800]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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