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voluminous

[ vuh-loo-muh-nuhs ]
/ vəˈlu mə nəs /
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adjective
forming, filling, or writing a large volume or many volumes: a voluminous edition.
sufficient to fill a volume or volumes: a voluminous correspondence.
of great volume, size, or extent: voluminous flow of lava.
of ample size, extent, or fullness: voluminous petticoats.
having many coils, convolutions, or windings.
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Origin of voluminous

1605–15; <Late Latin volūminōsus full of folds, equivalent to Latin volūmin- (stem of volūmen) volume + -ōsus-ous

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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH voluminous

compendious, voluminous
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Words related to voluminous

ample, billowing, comprehensive, copious, extensive, numerous, abundant, bulky, capacious, cavernous, convoluted, covering, expansive, full, great, large, legion, many, massive, multifarious

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British Dictionary definitions for voluminous

voluminous
/ (vəˈluːmɪnəs) /
adjective
of great size, quantity, volume, or extent
(of writing) consisting of or sufficient to fill volumes
prolific in writing or speech
obsolete winding

Derived forms of voluminous

voluminosity (vəˌluːmɪˈnɒsɪtɪ) or voluminousness, nounvoluminously, adverb

Word Origin for voluminous

C17: from Late Latin volūminōsus full of windings, from volūmen volume
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