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volumes

VAH-lyoomz/ˈvɑ.ljumz/UKVOL-yoomz/ˈvɒl.juːmz/

2 meanings of volumes

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of volume.

    The collected volumes filled three long shelves in the study.

    Trading volumes surged sharply in the final hour before the market closed.

    Note

    One plural serves several unrelated nouns: bound books, the single books of a multi-book set, a periodical's yearly run of issues, measured quantities of space, and degrees of loudness. It also carries a meaning the singular lacks. Volumes can stand for a great amount of meaning about something, as when a single glance says volumes. In that use the word is always plural and counts nothing at all.

Less common meaning

  1. 2
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of volume.

volumes is a form of volume

volume, noun: The strength or loudness of a sound. Full entry

Forms
volumevolumes plural
Spelling
volume → volumes: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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