About The Word Voluminous
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Voluminous
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What's The Definition Of Voluminous?
[adj] large in number or quantity (especially of discourse); "she took copious notes"; "extensive press coverage"; "a subject of voluminous legislation"
[adj] large in volume or bulk; "a voluminous skirt" Synonyms | Synonyms for Voluminous: abundant | big | copious | extensive | large Related Terms | Find terms related to Voluminous: See Also | Voluminous In Webster's Dictionary \Vo*lu"mi*nous\, a. [L. voluminosus: cf. F.
volumineux.]
Of or pertaining to volume or volumes. Specifically:
(a) Consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions.
But ended foul in many a scaly fold, Voluminous and
vast. --Milton.
Over which dusky draperies are hanging, and
voluminous curtains have long since fallen. --De
Quincey.
(b) Of great volume, or bulk; large. --B. Jonson.
(c) Consisting of many volumes or books; as, the collections
of Muratori are voluminous.
(d) Having written much, or produced many volumes; copious;
diffuse; as, a voluminous writer. -- {Vo*lu"mi*nous*ly},
adv. -- {Vo*lu"mi*nous*ness}, n.
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