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multivolume

multivolume

1 5.2
Made of several books that form one work
  • adjective
  • /ˌmʌltiˈvɑːljum/
translation icon : multivolumen
  • He was just completing his multivolume work on Science and Civilisation in China (1954-1988).
  • multivolume work

Examples

  • The result, The Sculpture of Palenque, is a multivolume work that minutely examines Palenque's most important structures.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The success of the choral movement inspired the Permanent Presidential Music Commission to commission a multivolume anthology compiled with the intention of providing a bigger repertoire of songs for schools and music clubs and stimulating more research and documentation of music and dance.

    Academic text (2000)
  • "Among DIWPA's valuable contributions so far is a multivolume set of protocols for assessing biodiversity.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The US is, as Richard Slotkin phrased it in his multivolume study of frontier imagery, a "gunfighter nation."

    Academic text (2007)
  • How will all this get explained in the next heavyweight installment of Kevin Starr's more-admired-than-read multivolume history of California?

    Blog text (9)
  • One lab maintains the National Nutrient Databank, which is published in a multivolume USDA Agriculture Handbook. "Composition of Foods -- Raw, Processed, Prepared," commonly known as Handbook 8.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Doran brings Lonergan into conversation with Wolfhart Pannenberg by contrasting Lonergan's emphasis with Pannenberg's methodological procedures in his multivolume Systematic Theology.

    Academic text (2009)
  • This multivolume series covers the entire history of ancient Rome, with each volume focusing on a different period.

  • The library has an impressive collection of multivolume encyclopedias that provide detailed information on various subjects.

  • He spent years compiling his multivolume work, which explores the evolution of modern literature through multiple genres.

How Long

multivolume
1 5.2
tome
  • Formal
22 8.4
liber
  • Archaic
9.9
pamphlet
79 3.1
leaflet
31 2.7

Surface Forms

multivolume positive
multivolumed positive

Morphology

multivolume = volume (transparent) = multi + volume

The meaning is directly compositional: 'multi-' indicates more than one, and 'volume' refers to a book or part of a book.

Etymology

The word multivolume comes from multi- 'many' and volume 'book', and volume once meant a 'roll' of writing. So a multivolume work is something published in 'many books' rather than just one.