TOME


Meaning of TOME in English

tome /təʊm $ toʊm/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: Latin tomus , from Greek tomos 'section, roll of paper, book' , from temnein 'to cut' ]

literary a large heavy book

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