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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Voluminous \Vo*lu"mi*nous\, a. [L. voluminosus: cf. F.
volumineux.]
Of or pertaining to volume or volumes. Specifically:
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(a) Consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions.
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But ended foul in many a scaly fold,
Voluminous and vast. --Milton.
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Over which dusky draperies are hanging, and
voluminous curtains have long since fallen. --De
Quincey.
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(b) Of great volume, or bulk; large. --B. Jonson.
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(c) Consisting of many volumes or books; as, the collections
of Muratori are voluminous.
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(d) Having written much, or produced many volumes; copious;
diffuse; as, a voluminous writer.
[1913 Webster] -- {Vo*lu"mi*nous*ly}, adv. --
{Vo*lu"mi*nous*ness}, n.
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