Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One of the books in a work of several volumes.
- noun A book, especially a large or scholarly one.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A volume forming a part of a larger work; any volume, especially a ponderous one.
- noun ⟨ See
toom .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun As many writings as are bound in a volume, forming part of a larger work; a book; -- usually applied to a ponderous volume.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One in a
series ofvolumes . - noun A large or
scholarly book .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a (usually) large and scholarly book
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The title of his tome translates as "Revolutionary Islam," and parts of it read like fan mail to those Muslim heroes who replaced Marx and Lenin on the Jackal's hit parade.
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Highlights here include "A Sort of Loving" (where "rapping about dope" becomes a gateway to more insightful conversation), "I Hate You, Silas Marner" (which uses the title tome as a contrast with Joseph Heller's counterculture war hit), and "The Valedictorian" (an attempt to reconfigure recent student uprisings and nonconformity into the half hour TV setting).
DVD Verdict 2010
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Highlights here include "A Sort of Loving" (where "rapping about dope" becomes a gateway to more insightful conversation), "I Hate You, Silas Marner" (which uses the title tome as a contrast with Joseph Heller's counterculture war hit), and "The Valedictorian" (an attempt to reconfigure recent student uprisings and nonconformity into the half hour TV setting).
DVD Verdict 2010
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It turns out that the tome is incomplete however, and Brendan sets off on an adventure to finish it.
‘The Secret Of Kells’ Is A Best Animated Feature Oscar Nominee… But What Is It?! » MTV Movies Blog 2010
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The invaluable 362-page tome is now available wherever books are sold (check out pp 73-75).
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » More Good Stuff & Guide to Literary Agents GIVEAWAY 2009
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Looks like the Palin tome has a new title, "Going Rogue, an American LIE".
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This tome is unique in that it covers seven decades, from Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House in 1920 all the way to Frank
December 2008 2008
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Victor pulled the black tome from the clawlike grip of the dead man.
365 tomorrows » 2008 » June : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2008
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Sometimes it's a nice break from the Martin tome, and I can read a short story in two breaks.
Reading is My Buffet Table wendigomountain 2008
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This tome is unique in that it covers seven decades, from Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House in 1920 all the way to Frank
jodi commented on the word tome
"To those west of the Shannon the word (tome) has mysteriously and inexplicably been appointed a new and utterly unrelated meaning: cool, or deadly if you speak Finglas." from Tome Magazine
August 7, 2011