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- pronunciation:
- val
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- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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| definition 1: |
a collection of pages of writing or print bound together; book.
Our public library has thousands of volumes.- synonyms:
- book, publication
- similar words:
- folio, journal, monograph, quarto, tome, treatise
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| definition 2: |
one of the books in a series or set of books.
This encyclopedia has twenty-five volumes. |
| definition 3: |
the amount of space enclosed within or occupied by a three-dimensional object.
The volume of the car engine is about two hundred cubic inches.- synonyms:
- bulk, capacity, content
- similar words:
- dimensions, magnitude, mass, measure, measurements, size
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| definition 4: |
amount; quantity.
The Red Cross was pleased with the volume of response to its appeal for blood donations.- synonyms:
- amount, quantity
- similar words:
- aggregate, number, sum, total
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| definition 5: |
(often pl.) a large amount or quantity.
Over the years, the principal received volumes of criticism from parents who thought he was too strict.Every Christmas, the post office receives volumes of letters addressed to Santa Claus.- synonyms:
- abundance, mass, profusion, quantity
- similar words:
- heap, ocean, pile, plenty, raft, shower, world
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| definition 6: |
the degree of loudness of sound.
Could you turn down the volume on the TV, please?The volume of the music in the club was too much for her, so she went go outside.- synonyms:
- loudness
- similar words:
- amplification, sound
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amount, amplitude, bulk, capacity, content, degree, extension, output, profusion |
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