1
: book
especially
: a large or scholarly book
2
: a volume forming part of a larger work
1
: part : segment
myotome
2
: cutting instrument
microtome
Examples of tome in a Sentence
Noun
a long tome on European history
picked up a thick tome on the Roman Empire at a used book store
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Mark Hay, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2025
The tome, titled Michael Bolton, features more than 200 pages filled with both classic and never-before-seen shots of Bolton, 72, all taken by photographer and longtime friend Timothy White.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 8 July 2025
The coffee table tome, its black cover embossed with gold lettering and shrouded in shrink wrap, includes reproductions of dozens of covers and pictorials and Flynt’s crusading columns against censorship that tackled issues including gay, transgender and women’s rights decades ago.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
In this case, that means a heady 1916 tome about a privileged, college tennis champion turning away from life with a silver spoon in his mouth.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 20 May 2025
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Noun
The recipes in these medicinal tomes are pretty complex—one calls for goose and hart brains mixed with silver, myrrh, ginger powder, honey, and several other precious ingredients on top of a base of wax and olive oil.
—Mark Hay, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2025
The tome, titled Michael Bolton, features more than 200 pages filled with both classic and never-before-seen shots of Bolton, 72, all taken by photographer and longtime friend Timothy White.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 8 July 2025
The coffee table tome, its black cover embossed with gold lettering and shrouded in shrink wrap, includes reproductions of dozens of covers and pictorials and Flynt’s crusading columns against censorship that tackled issues including gay, transgender and women’s rights decades ago.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
In this case, that means a heady 1916 tome about a privileged, college tennis champion turning away from life with a silver spoon in his mouth.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 20 May 2025
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“Tome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tome. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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tome
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: a big thick book
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