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multivolume

American  
[muhl-tee-vol-yoom, muhl-tahy-] / ˌmʌl tiˈvɒl jum, 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


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Unnamed Press’ fall schedule includes James Elkins’ “Stories, Like Illnesses,” the third installment of a multivolume work called “Five Strange Languages.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

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

From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2025

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

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