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voluminous

vo·lu·mi·nous [ və lmənəss ]

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 lmənəsslee ] adverb

vo·lu·mi·nous·ness [ və lmənəssnəss ] noun

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