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 work2: book ; especially : a large or scholarly book