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voluminous

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vo⋅lu⋅mi⋅nous

  [vuh-loo-muh-nuhs]
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–adjective
1. forming, filling, or writing a large volume or many volumes: a voluminous edition.
2. sufficient to fill a volume or volumes: a voluminous correspondence.
3. of great volume, size, or extent: voluminous flow of lava.
4. of ample size, extent, or fullness: voluminous petticoats.
5. having many coils, convolutions, or windings.
Origin:
1605–15; < LL volūminōsus full of folds, equiv. to L volūmin- (s. of volūmen) volume + -ōsus -ous

Related forms:
vo⋅lu⋅mi⋅nous⋅ly, adverb
vo⋅lu⋅mi⋅nous⋅ness, vo⋅lu⋅mi⋅nos⋅i⋅ty  [vuh-loo-muh-nos-i-tee] , noun

Synonyms:
3. extensive, copious, ample.
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vo·lu·mi·nous   (və-lōō'mə-nəs)   
adj.  

  1. Having great volume, fullness, size, or number: a voluminous trunk; a voluminous cloud.

  2. Filling or capable of filling a large volume or many volumes: the voluminous court record of the long trial.

  3. Ample or lengthy in speech or writing.

  4. Having many coils; winding.


[Late Latin volūminōsus, having many folds, from Latin volūmen, volūmin-, roll of writing; see volume.]
vo·lu'mi·nos'i·ty (-nŏs'ĭ-tē), vo·lu'mi·nous·ness (-nəs-nĭs) n., vo·lu'mi·nous·ly adv.
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