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voluminous

/vəˈl(j)uː.mɪ.nəs/ adjective

Latin root: voluminosus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about voluminous at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Large in volume or bulk.
    a voluminous skirt
  2. Marked by repeated turns and bends.
    a tortuous road up the mountain
  3. Large in number or quantity (especially of discourse).
    she took copious notes

Origin

From Late Latin voluminosus, from volumen, from volvō (“roll, turn about”) + -men (noun-forming suffix). Related to volume.

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