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volumed

[ vol-yoomd, -yuhmd ]

adjective

  1. consisting of a volume or volumes (usually used in combination):

    a many-volumed work.

  2. in volumes of rolling or rounded masses, as smoke.


volumed

/ ˈvɒljuːmd /

adjective

  1. of literary works
    1. consisting of or being in volumes
    2. ( in combination )

      a three-volumed history

  2. rare.
    having bulk or volume
  3. poetic.
    forming a rounded mass
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of volumed1

First recorded in 1590–1600; volume + -ed 3
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Example Sentences

The record player on the first floor volumed up Lonnie Johnson singing, “Tomorrow night, will you remember what you said tonight?”

Man socially is at least a three volumed work: however much longer the James-like pen of destiny may extend him.

We cannot fancy in his eye the volumed depth of Richelieu's, the volcanic flash of Mirabeau's, or the offended majesty of Chatham's.

Cannon, there in the battle, Thundered the soldier’s praise, Hark! how the volumed volleys echo Down through the far-off days!

Down the valley sudden flashes of light and puffs of smoke that gracefully volumed upwards, followed by the sullen roar of artillery, revealed a contest between the advancing and retreating forces.

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