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tome
1[tohm]
noun
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
a volume forming a part of a larger work.
-tome
2a combining form with the meanings “cutting instrument” (microtome; osteotome ), “segment, somite” (sclerotome ), used in the formation of compound words.
tome
1/ əʊ /
noun
a large weighty book
one of the several volumes of a work
-tome
2combining form
indicating an instrument for cutting
osteotome
Word History and Origins
Origin of tome1
Origin of tome2
Word History and Origins
Origin of tome1
Origin of tome2
Example Sentences
In practice, this has led to tomes of environmental impact reports, including volumes of soil testing and traffic modeling studies, and sometimes years of disputes in court.
Though the Trump administration continues to deny any connection to Project 2025, the creators of the massive tome were always clear about their presidential intentions.
The menu is less a document than an ordeal — a spiral-bound tome with the heft of a toddler and the narrative arc of a theme park ride.
The tome evolved from what Boneta originally envisioned as a screenplay inspired by some of the roles he had auditioned for and lost.
Levitsky attended Stanford and then UC Berkeley, and likely would have spent his career in relative obscurity, writing academic tomes about political parties in Argentina.
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When To Use
The combining form -tome is used like a suffix to mean “cutting instrument” as well as a “segment, somite.” A somite is a scientific term designating body segments in animals like worms or segments of a developing embryo.The form -tome is used in some scientific and medical terms, especially in anatomy and surgery. It comes from the Greek ٴdzḗ, meaning “a cutting,” and óDz, “a cut, slice.”The Greek root óDz, which can also mean “piece, roll of paper, or book,” is also the source of the word tome. Crack open the history of tome at our entry for the word. Also related to óDz is atom. ’s the big idea behind atoms and cutting? Find out in our Origin section for this term.Related to -tome are the combining forms -ectomy, -tomous, -tomy, and tomo-. Slice into their specific meanings at our Words That Use articles for the forms.
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