volume
/ˈvɒljuːm/VOL-yoom
/ˈvɑljum/VAHL-yoom
Meaninga roll
Common meaning: a book, first a roll of writing
Other meanings: the amount of space
- voluto roll, turn aboutLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 2013 · scan
- menoun ending (from Latin -men)
Journey through time
- Latinvolvō, volvī, volūtum‘to roll, turn about’
- Middle Englishvolumesource
- Englishvolume‘a book, first a roll of writing’ · today
volu also in: evolveinvolverevolverevolution
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin volvō ‘to roll, turn about’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry volvō, p. 2013 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry VOLUME, p. 690 · dictionary scan
Roots
- volvō, volvī, volūtum Latin “to roll, turn about”
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