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a set of printed sheets of paper bound together between covers and forming a work of fiction or nonfiction
picked up a thick tome on the Roman Empire at a used book store
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The list includes adaptations of Wilson tomes like Crooked Tree, IceFire and Second Fire.
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Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
This doesn’t seem to be the year for advice books, scholarly tomes or rigor of any sort.
—Judy Knotts, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024
And, when first picking up a copy of Christopher Kimball and Milk Street’s latest tome, the weight of angst may still reveal its nasty head.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
For anyone interested in a deep dive on modern Korean cuisine, there’s likely no better tome.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2024
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Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
This doesn’t seem to be the year for advice books, scholarly tomes or rigor of any sort.
—Judy Knotts, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024
And, when first picking up a copy of Christopher Kimball and Milk Street’s latest tome, the weight of angst may still reveal its nasty head.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
For anyone interested in a deep dive on modern Korean cuisine, there’s likely no better tome.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Tome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tome. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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