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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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 30 May 2025
His 364-page hardcover tome features 8 interviews from the latest podcasat season, which includes fashion designer Erdem Moralioglu (who also graces one of the three covers), artist Calida Rawles, and curator Hans Ulrich Obrist.
—Rima Suqi, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Though the Trump administration continues to deny any connection to Project 2025, the creators of the massive tome were always clear about their presidential intentions.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
But the book of Roden’s that Nathan returns to most often is her tome on Jewish food, with its 800 recipes gathered from more than a decade of travels and her Egyptian and Iraqi heritage.
—Devra Ferst, Saveur, 7 May 2025
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Noun
Now get the other side of the story in this juicy new tome that explores the enigmatic JFK's life and the relationships that defined it.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 30 May 2025
His 364-page hardcover tome features 8 interviews from the latest podcasat season, which includes fashion designer Erdem Moralioglu (who also graces one of the three covers), artist Calida Rawles, and curator Hans Ulrich Obrist.
—Rima Suqi, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Though the Trump administration continues to deny any connection to Project 2025, the creators of the massive tome were always clear about their presidential intentions.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
But the book of Roden’s that Nathan returns to most often is her tome on Jewish food, with its 800 recipes gathered from more than a decade of travels and her Egyptian and Iraqi heritage.
—Devra Ferst, Saveur, 7 May 2025
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“Tome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tome. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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tome
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: a big thick book
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