1
: book
especially
: a large or scholarly book
2
: a volume forming part of a larger work
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
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Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 19 May 2024
The film will be based on Walter Isaacson’s 2017 biography of Leonardo, a sprawling tome based largely on the polymath’s notebooks.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
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Noun
Part of the tome of information left behind for the buyer explained how to mow the lawn — the neighbor’s lawn, that is.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 19 May 2024
The film will be based on Walter Isaacson’s 2017 biography of Leonardo, a sprawling tome based largely on the polymath’s notebooks.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
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“Tome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tome. Accessed 3 Jun. 2024.
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tome
noun
: a big thick book
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