multi-volume
Set of tomes
Multi-volume describes a work published across multiple separate books: a multi-volume encyclopedia, her multi-volume biography of Churchill.
The term typically applies to reference works, collected writings, or lengthy narratives too extensive for a single binding.
Comprehensive subject-matter collection
- dictionaryAlphabetical word reference
- anthologyCollected literary works volume
- compendiumCondensed reference collection
- collected worksOne creator's total output
series · tome · edition · boxed set · omnibus · complete works · spine · bookshelf
Extended academic treatise
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- treatiseFormal scholarly composition
- monographSingle-topic scholarly work
- scholarly workFormal academic writing
footnotes · citations · appendices · bibliography · cross-references · methodology · literature review · primary sources
Stored data or albums
- documentsFormal written records
- filesStored data collections
- ledgersFormal accounting records
- registersRecords officially
annals · proceedings · journals · manuscripts · correspondence · papers · catalogs · inventories
encyclopedia
Comprehensive subject-matter collection
- dictionaryAlphabetical word reference
- anthologyCollected literary works volume
- compendiumCondensed reference collection
collected works · series · tome · edition · boxed set · omnibus · complete works · spine · bookshelf · index
dissertation
Extended academic treatise
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- treatiseFormal scholarly composition
- monographSingle-topic scholarly work
scholarly work · footnotes · citations · appendices · bibliography · cross-references · methodology · literature review · primary sources · annotations
records
Stored data or albums
registers · annals · proceedings · journals · manuscripts · correspondence · papers · catalogs · inventories · collections