tome
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noun \ˈtōm\Definition of TOME
1
: a volume forming part of a larger work
2
: book; especially : a large or scholarly book
See Examples of TOME
- a long tome on European history
- <picked up a thick tome on the Roman Empire at a used book store>
Origin of TOME
Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin tomus, from Greek tomos section, roll of papyrus, tome, from temnein to cut; akin to Middle Irish tamnaid he lops, Polish ciąć to cut, and perhaps to Latin tondēre to shear
First Known Use: 1519
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