Tome

Pronunciation

• RP enPR: tōm, IPA: /təʊm/
• Rhymes: -əʊm
• GenAm enPR: tōm, IPA: /toÊŠm/
• Rhymes: -oÊŠm

Origin

From French, from Latin tomus ("section of larger work"), from Ancient Greek τόμος (tomos, "section, roll of papyrus, volume"), from τέμνω (temnō, "I cut, separate").

Full definition of tome

Noun

1. One in a series of volumes.
2. A large or scholarly book.The professor pulled a dusty old tome from the bookshelf.

Anagrams

• mote