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- [tohm]
- /toʊm/
- /təʊm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tohm]
- /toʊm/
Definitions of tome word
- noun tome a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book. 1
- noun tome a volume forming a part of a larger work. 1
- noun tome book, volume 1
- countable noun tome A tome is a very large, heavy book. 0
- noun tome a large weighty book 0
- noun tome one of the several volumes of a work 0
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Origin of tome
First appearance:
before 1510 One of the 26% oldest English words
1510-20; < French < Latin tomus < Greek tómos slice, piece, roll of paper, book, akin to témnein to cut
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Parts of speech for Tome
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tome popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tome usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tome
noun tome
- atlantes — supporting columns for an entablature, carved in the form of standing or kneeling figures of men
- atlas — An atlas is a book of maps.
- bestseller — A bestseller is a book of which a great number of copies has been sold.
- book — A book is a number of pieces of paper, usually with words printed on them, which are fastened together and fixed inside a cover of stronger paper or cardboard. Books contain information, stories, or poetry, for example.
- codex — A codex is an ancient type of book which was written by hand, not printed.
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