( ( ( Volume - ) ( ( ( The measure ) ( of ( ( the amount ) ( of space ) ) ) ) ( ( ( ( that ( ( an object ) occupies ) ) , ) or ) ( ( how much ) ( it ( will hold ) ) ) ) ) ) . )
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Volume- The measure of the amount of space that an object occupies, or how much it will hold.
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