Main Entry: tome

Pronunciation: \ˈtōm\

Function: noun

Etymology: 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

Date: 1519

1 : a volume forming part of a larger work
2 : book; especially : a large or scholarly book