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multivolume

American  
[muhl-tee-vol-yoom, muhl-tahy-] / ˌmʌl tiˈvɒl yum, ˌmʌl taɪ- /
Or multivolumed

adjective

  1. consisting of or encompassing several volumes.

    a multivolume encyclopedia.


Etymology

Origin of multivolume

First recorded in 1935–40; multi- + volume

Example Sentences

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Rodriguez and Hammack are ideally situated to undertake this multivolume work.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2025

In front of a bookcase, her familiar blond bob is crowned with two multivolume catalogues raisonnés — scholarly compendiums of two other favorite artists, Edward Ruscha and John Baldessari.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2022

His television show ended in 2013, and he devoted himself to his project of combining his more than 100 books into a single multivolume encyclopedia.

From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2022

Corliss combed old science journals for unusual and unexplained reports, compiling them into a multivolume “Catalog of Anomalies.”

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2020

It was part of a multivolume set called Narrative of the Surveying Voyages ofHMS Adventure and Beagle Between the years 1826 and 1836.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman