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- [vol-yoom, -yuh m]
- /ˈvɒl yum, -yəm/
- /ˈvɒljuːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [vol-yoom, -yuh m]
- /ˈvɒl yum, -yəm/
Definitions of volume word
- noun volume a collection of written or printed sheets bound together and constituting a book. 1
- noun volume one book of a related set or series. 1
- noun volume a set of issues of a periodical, often covering one year. 1
- noun volume History/Historical. a roll of papyrus, parchment, or the like, or of manuscript. 1
- noun volume the amount of space, measured in cubic units, that an object or substance occupies. 1
- noun volume a mass or quantity, especially a large quantity, of something: a volume of mail. 1
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Origin of volume
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English volum(e) < Middle French < Latin volūmen roll (of sheets), equivalent to volū-, base of volvere to roll + -men noun suffix
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Parts of speech for Volume
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
volume popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
volume usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for volume
noun volume
- a lot — lot (def 14).
- all kinds of — You can use all kinds of to emphasize that there are a great number and variety of particular things or people.
- amount — The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get.
- amplitude — In physics, the amplitude of a sound wave or electrical signal is its strength.
- aplenty — If you have something aplenty, you have a lot of it.
Antonyms for volume
noun volume
- miter — the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- one — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.
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