multivolume

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adjective

Having multiple volumes.

“multivolume archives”

OriginEnglish volume ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī →
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Meanings

adjectivemultivolume (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving multiple volumes.

    […] he found inspiration in “Parting the Waters,” the first installment of Taylor Branch’s multivolume biography of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

    2009 January 19, Michiko Kakutani, “From Books, a New President Found His Voice”, in New York Times
  2. not comparablecomputingOf or relating to more than one volume, or storage area.

    multivolume archives

Synonyms & antonyms

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multivolumed

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Englishvolume
  7. Englishmultivolume

From multi- + volume.

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Translations

Finnish moniosainen
  • moniosainenhaving multiple volumes
Russian многото́мный
  • многото́мный (mnogotómnyj)having multiple volumes
Cite this entry
APA

multivolume. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multivolume

MLA

“multivolume.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multivolume. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multivolume,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multivolume.

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