tome

noun

\ˈtōm

Definition of tome

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : book especially : a large or scholarly book

2 : a volume forming part of a larger work

-tome

noun combining form

Definition of -tome (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : part : segment myotome

2 : cutting instrument microtome

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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

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

This is a King tome, so stuff does get very weird, and The Outsider becomes a Midwestern race against time to close the case before another child becomes a victim. — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, "Stephen King's 'The Outsider': Thriller is a witchy brew of crime, horror," 21 May 2018 Scattered around the room were several copies of one tome: The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. — Katrine Jo Andersen, The New Republic, "Rejected by A.A.," 27 June 2018 Kohn is the author of the 568-page tome, which maps out 21 rules for whistle-blowers interspersed with stories from his 34 years in the business. — Issie Lapowsky, WIRED, "Tusks, Horns, and Claws: The Fight to Dismantle the Facebook Animal Parts Bazaar," 5 June 2018 Researchers uncovered the deadly tomes by accident. — Amanda Erickson, Washington Post, "Three poisonous books were found in University of Southern Denmark’s library," 10 July 2018 The 350-page tome often reads like an update to the blueprint from 2013. — The Economist, "Scottish nationalists face up to the economic challenges of independence," 7 June 2018 Onward Together, released a 500-plus page campaign post-mortem and embarked on a lengthy speaking tour to promote the tome. — Adam Shaw, Fox News, "Hillary Clinton claims 'Fox News is always trying to impeach me'," 4 Apr. 2018 What these scholars offer is not a dense political tome but a lively jeremiad. — David Hawpe, The Courier-Journal, "Book review: There's more political warfare and polarization in Trump's future," 4 June 2018 John Ruskin: The Stones of Venice, at the Doge’s Apartment in the Doge’s Palace, brings to life Ruskin’s three-volume tome on Venetian art and architecture through paintings, including Ruskin’s own watercolors. — Erica Firpo, Condé Nast Traveler, "How to Do the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2018," 31 May 2018

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History and Etymology for tome

Noun

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

Noun combining form

Greek tomos

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