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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,
a.
to be very evident or significant: Her testimony spoke volumes.
b.
to be expressive or meaningful: Your eyes speak volumes.
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Volumes
is always a great word to know.
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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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Word Origin & History
volume
late 14c., "roll of parchment containing writing, large book," from O.Fr. volume, from L. volumen (gen. voluminis) "roll (as of a manuscript), coil, wreath," from volvere "to turn around, roll" (see vulva). Meaning "book forming part of a set" (1520s) is from a sense in French.
EXPANDGeneralized sense of "bulk, mass, quantity" (1620s) developed from that of "bulk or size of a book" (1520s), again following the sense evolution in the French version of the word.
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Medical Dictionary
volume vol·ume (vŏl'y&oomacr;m, -yəm)
n.
The amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object or region of space, expressed in cubic units.
The capacity of such a region or of a specified container, expressed in cubic units.
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Science Dictionary
volume  (vŏl'y m) Pronunciation Key
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Cultural Dictionary
volume definition
In mathematics, the amount of space occupied by an object measured in three dimensions, expressed in cubic units. In physics, the loudness of a sound.
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