tome

[ tohm ]
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noun
  1. a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.

  2. a volume forming a part of a larger work.

Origin of tome

1
First recorded in 1510–20; from French, from Latin tomus, from Greek tómos “slice, piece, roll of paper, book,” akin to témnein “to cut”

Other definitions for -tome (2 of 2)

-tome

  1. a combining form with the meanings “cutting instrument” (microtome; osteotome), “segment, somite” (sclerotome), used in the formation of compound words.

Origin of -tome

2
Combining form representing Greek tomḗ a cutting; tómos a cut, slice; -tomon (neuter), -tomos (masculine) -cutting (adj.)

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British Dictionary definitions for tome (1 of 2)

tome

/ (təʊm) /


noun
  1. a large weighty book

  2. one of the several volumes of a work

Origin of tome

1
C16: from French, from Latin tomus section of larger work, from Greek tomos a slice, from temnein to cut; related to Latin tondēre to shear

British Dictionary definitions for -tome (2 of 2)

-tome

n combining form
  1. indicating an instrument for cutting: osteotome

Origin of -tome

2
from Greek tomē a cutting, tomos a slice, from temnein to cut

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