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tome

Pronunciation: /təʊm/
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Definition of tome

noun

chiefly humorous
  • a book, especially a large, heavy, scholarly one:a weighty tome

Origin:

early 16th century (denoting one volume of a larger work): from French, via Latin from Greek tomos 'section, roll of papyrus, volume'; related to temnein 'to cut'

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