DictionaryvolumeBook or bound collection
noun

volume

A book or bound collection of writings, especially one in a set.

The library keeps all six volumes of the series together.

Etymology

The Latin source names a roll, especially a written scroll. The word continued as a book-name when bound pages replaced rolls.

More examples

  • She carries a slim volume of poetry in her bag.
  • The first volume covers the country's early history.
  • A year's worth of magazines is bound into one volume.

Forms

volume · volumes

Similar words

book
The everyday term, without suggesting membership in a set.
tome
Suggests a particularly large, heavy, or scholarly book.