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  1. noun A collection of written or printed sheets bound together; a book.
  2. noun One of the books of a work printed and bound in more than one book.
  3. noun A series of issues of a periodical, usually covering one calendar year.
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  • Was it not Scarron who wrote a poem, 'A Guillemette, chienne de ma soeur,' but quarrelling with his sister just as the volume was about to appear, put in the errata_, 'For chienne de ma soeur read ma chienne de soeur All these works will assuredly impart to the book-collector much knowledge of ancient books and their attributes, but he will still be at sea with regard to that most necessary part of their collection, namely, their commercial value. —  The Book-Hunter at Home
  • This volume is an unusual contribution in this field. —  The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919
  • In this volume were also included the Village Blacksmith and Excelsior_. —  Brief History of English and American Literature
  • For young men, especially, this volume will be a golden possession, and it can hardly fail to affect their after lives. —  Friendship
  • "This volume is the last annual report of the Consul-General in Germany. —  Lloyd George The Man and His Story
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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Latin volūmen, roll of writing, from volvere, to roll; see wel-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from French volume = Spanish volúmen = Portuguese Italian volume, from Latin volumen (volumin-), a roll (as of a manuscript), from volvere, past participle volutus, roll round or about: see voluble.
  2. from volume, n.
 

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