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   voluminous

   /vəˈluːmɪnəs/

   adjective

   • 1. (of clothes) very loose or full; having much fabric: "a voluminous purple cloak"
   • ▪ (of a piece of furniture) large and accommodating: "he sank into a voluminous armchair"
   • 2. (of writing) very lengthy and detailed: "we all scribbled down voluminous notes"
   • ▪ (of a writer) producing many books.

   Word Origin early 17th century: partly from late Latin voluminosus ‘having many coils’, partly from Latin volumen, volumin- (see volume).

   Derivatives

   • 1. voluminously adverb
   • 2. voluminousness noun
   • 3. voluminosity noun

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   The meaning of VOLUMINOUS is having or marked by great volume or bulk : large; also : full. How to use voluminous in a sentence.

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   Voluminous means large and consisting of a lot of something, especially cloth or writing. Learn how to use this formal adjective with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.

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   The word voluminous describes something ample, extensive, and just plain huge. Definitions of voluminous. adjective. large in volume or bulk. “a voluminous skirt” synonyms: big, large. above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent. adjective. large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishVOLUMINOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Voluminous means very large or containing a lot of things. It can also describe writing or speech that fills volumes, or something with many coils or windings. See synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples.

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   Voluminous means large and consisting of a lot of something, especially cloth or writing. Learn how to use this formal adjective with examples, related words and translations.

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   Voluminous means of great size, quantity, volume, or extent, or consisting of or sufficient to fill volumes. It can also mean winding or having many coils or convolutions. See the origin, derived forms, and usage examples of voluminous.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishvoluminous adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Voluminous means very large or having a lot of something. It can describe clothing, writing, containers, furniture, etc. See how to use it in sentences and find synonyms and word origin.

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   1. filling or sufficient to fill a volume or volumes: a voluminous correspondence. 2. writing copiously or at great length: a voluminous writer. 3. of great volume, size, or extent. 4. having ample folds or fullness: voluminous skirts. 5. having many coils, convolutions, or windings.

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    VOLUMINOUS meaning: 1 : very large containing a lot of space; 2 : using large amounts of fabric very full.

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    Voluminous means consisting of or having much volume or space. It comes from Latin volūminōsus, meaning full of wind or air. See examples, pronunciation and related words.