multivolume
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- noun
- /ˌmʌltiˈvɑːljum/
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obra en varios volúmenes
- By Stephen J. Pyne: Stephen J. Pyne is a professor in the Human Dimensions Faculty, School of Life Sciences, at Arizona State University and the author of a score of books, including The Ice, How the Canyon Became Grand, and the multivolume Cycle of Fire series, which surveys the larger history of fire on Earth.
- multivolume work
Examples
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This large multivolume work is divided into twelve chronological parts, covering both the American State Papers and the CSS.
Academic text (2015) -
In her graduate studies, she used a multivolume history of ancient civilizations to complete her thesis.
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These two generally available reference titles are multivolume sets with entries ranging from a paragraph to several pages.
Academic text (1994) -
In the novel, the multivolume work decorates Charles's bookshelves, its pages uncut.
Academic text (1990) -
The library has a large collection of multivolume encyclopedias that cover a wide range of topics.
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Each work in the series is part of a multivolume set that explores different aspects of modern literature.
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Etymology
The word multivolume as a noun means a set of books and combines multi- 'many' with volume 'book', so a multivolume is literally 'many books' published together as one work.