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

From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2025

In 1973, an editor and book packager whom Mr. Jakes had previously written for called in search of someone to write a multivolume historical series to coincide with the bicentennial celebrations of 1976.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2023

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 latest contemporary-music vehicle is a multivolume series, “Primavera,” in which he’s invited 81 composers to respond to spring-indebted paintings by Botticelli and the contemporary artist Charline von Heyl.

From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2022

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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