el
masculine
/boˈlu.men/
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Translation
volume
Word origin
From Latin volumen ('a roll, a scroll'), from volvere ('to roll'). Ancient books were rolls, so the word came to mean a written work and later an amount or loudness.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- volumen
- English cognates
- volume
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralvolúmenes
Examples
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Turn down the volume of the television, please.
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The volume of the music is very high.
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Can you turn up the volume of the radio?
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I like to listen to music at low volume.
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The volume of water in the river has gone down.
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