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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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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Phoebe Eaton, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
This is a tome for all of us who’ve become Fat + Flour disciples over the years.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Find wall-to-wall tomes at Downtown Books; stop for a glass of wine at NouVines or cup of coffee at Charis Coffee Company; and shop for unique souvenirs at Sisters Boutiques and Gifts or Nest.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025
Erin Morgenstern introduces Lord Dunsany’s fantasy novel The King of Elfland’s Daughter, with illustrations by Julie Dillon, and Andrew Sillett curates Cicero: Selected Letters & Speeches, the ancient Roman philosopher’s political tome, with new illustrations by Neil Bousfield.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The never-ending hurry-up-and-waits are why he’s always got a couple weighty tomes stacked in his lap, his taste running from big-cheese biographies (of Elia Kazan and Abraham Lincoln, among others) to bestsellers, including Conclave.
—Phoebe Eaton, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
This is a tome for all of us who’ve become Fat + Flour disciples over the years.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Find wall-to-wall tomes at Downtown Books; stop for a glass of wine at NouVines or cup of coffee at Charis Coffee Company; and shop for unique souvenirs at Sisters Boutiques and Gifts or Nest.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025
Erin Morgenstern introduces Lord Dunsany’s fantasy novel The King of Elfland’s Daughter, with illustrations by Julie Dillon, and Andrew Sillett curates Cicero: Selected Letters & Speeches, the ancient Roman philosopher’s political tome, with new illustrations by Neil Bousfield.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Tome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tome. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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tome
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: a big thick book
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