Tome Definition
Other Word Forms of Tome
Noun
Origin of Tome
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From French, from Latin tomus (“section of larger work"), from Ancient Greek τόμος (tomos, “section, roll of papyrus, volume"), from τέμνω (temnō, “I cut, separate").
From Wiktionary
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French from Latin tomus from Greek tomos a cutting, section from temnein to cut tem- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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New Latin -tomus from Greek -tomos a cutting from tomos tome
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Gr < tomon < tomos: see tome
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
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