Tome Definition

tōm
tomes
noun
Any volume of a work of several volumes.
Webster's New World
A book, esp. a large, scholarly or ponderous one.
Webster's New World

A large or scholarly book.

The professor pulled a dusty old tome from the bookshelf.
Wiktionary
suffix
Part; area; segment.
Dermatome.
American Heritage
Cutting instrument.
Microtome.
American Heritage
affix
Cutting instrument.
Microtome.
Webster's New World
Section, division.
Dermatome.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Tome

Noun

Singular:
tome
Plural:
tomes

Origin of Tome

  • 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

  • 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

  • New Latin -tomus from Greek -tomos a cutting from tomos tome

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Gr < tomon < tomos: see tome

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

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