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voluminous
vo·lu·mi·nous
[
və lmənəss
]
adjective
Definition:
1.
large:
having great size, capacity, or fullness
a voluminous cloak
2.
extremely long:
very lengthy and taking up many pages or books
a voluminous report
3.
prolific:
producing a large amount of creative work
a voluminous writer
[
Early 17th century. < late Latin
voluminosus
"with many coils" < Latin
volumen
(see
volume
)
]
vo·lu·mi·nous·ly
[
və lmənəsslee
]
adverb
vo·lu·mi·nous·ness
[
və lmənəssnəss
]
noun
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vo·lu·mi·nous·ly [ və lmənəsslee ] adverbvo·lu·mi·nous·ness [ və lmənəssnəss ] noun
