1
: book
especially
: a large or scholarly book
2
: a volume forming part of a larger work
1
: part : segment
myotome
2
: cutting instrument
microtome
Examples of tome in a Sentence
Noun
a long tome on European history
picked up a thick tome on the Roman Empire at a used book store
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He was widely regarded as a titan of theological writing and, as pope, wrote tome after tome of commentaries using pencil and paper at his desk in the Vatican apartments or his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo.
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Noun
Read on for the five tomes that have done for Mulvaney what Paper Doll will inevitably do for future generations of trans girls.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
Each shot looks like a page out of a cursed tome of twisted, postmodern fairy tales, the images forbidding and slightly abstract.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Often used as objet d’art, and priced accordingly, these increasingly big and beautiful tomes are beloved by celebrities, influencers and interior designers.
—Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
He was widely regarded as a titan of theological writing and, as pope, wrote tome after tome of commentaries using pencil and paper at his desk in the Vatican apartments or his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Tome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tome. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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tome
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: a big thick book
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