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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tom /tɑm/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Zoologythe male of some animals, as the turkey.
- a tomcat.
-tom-, root. - -tom- comes from Greek, where it has the meaning "cut.'' This meaning is found in such words as: anatomy, appendectomy, atom, dichotomy, hysterectomy, lobotomy, mastectomy, tome, tonsillectomy, vasectomy.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tom (tom),USA pronunciation n. - the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- a tomcat.
- generic use of Tom 1755–65
Tom (tom),USA pronunciation n., v., Tommed, Tom•ming. n. - See Uncle Tom.
- a male given name, form of Thomas.
v.i. - ([often l.c.]) to act like an Uncle Tom.
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