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单词 tome
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tome

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tome

T0257600 (tōm)n.1. One of the books in a work of several volumes.2. A book, especially a large or scholarly one.
[French, from Latin tomus, from Greek tomos, a cutting, section, from temnein, to cut; see tem- in Indo-European roots.]

tome

(təʊm) n1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a large weighty book2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) one of the several volumes of a work[C16: from French, from Latin tomus section of larger work, from Greek tomos a slice, from temnein to cut; related to Latin tondēre to shear]

tome

(toʊm)

n. 1. a book, esp. a very heavy, large, or learned book. 2. a volume forming a part of a larger work. [1510–20; < French < Latin tomus < Greek tómos slice, piece, papyrus roll, derivative of témnein to cut]

-tome

a combining form with the meanings “cutting instrument” (microtome), “segment, somite” (dermatome). [< Greek -tomos -cutting]

tome

- Comes from Greek tomos, "roll of papyrus," and was originally a word for one volume of a larger work.See also related terms for papyrus.
Thesaurus
Noun1.tome - a (usually) large and scholarly booktome - a (usually) large and scholarly bookbook - a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics"

tome

noun book, work, title, volume, opus, publication a hefty legal tome

tome

nounA printed and bound work:book, volume.
Translations
tomoтом
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ToME


AcronymDefinition
ToMETales of Middle Earth (game; aka Troubles of Middle Earth)
ToMETheatre of the Mind Enterprises (game publisher)

tome

enUK
  • noun

Synonyms for tome

noun book

Synonyms

  • book
  • work
  • title
  • volume
  • opus
  • publication

Synonyms for tome

noun a printed and bound work

Synonyms

  • book
  • volume

Words related to tome

noun a (usually) large and scholarly book

Related Words

  • book
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