AWL Sublist 9 · Academic Word

bulk

/bʌlk/ Syllables: bulk

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Arabic Translation & Context

Synonyms & Antonyms

The largest part or main mass of something; large quantity or volume.

Synonyms

mass majority volume

Antonyms

minority fragment

Translations

bulk in Arabic

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Arabic Meaning

الجزء الأكبر، كمية كبيرة

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Easy Explanation (Arabic)

الجزء الأكبر أو الكتلة الرئيسية لشيء ما، أو كمية أو حجم كبير.

Easy Explanation

Bulk means the largest portion or a large amount. Archives store the bulk of historical records in climate-controlled repositories.

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Memory TipThink of bulk as the big pile — most of the total volume.

Contextual Examples

The bulk of survey responses arrived during the final week of the recruitment period.

Researchers processed bulk datasets overnight using the high-performance computing cluster.

Reading lists assign the bulk of foundational texts before students enter specialized seminars.

Word Families & Pronunciation