as in book
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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But instead of reading a tome like The Hobbit or becoming a thief or wizard in role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, players sat transfixed to a monitor and tapped away at a keyboard.
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Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 17 Feb. 2025
Any weapon can be equipped at any time regardless of class, from gunpowder pistols and rifles to spears and magic tomes.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Browsing through the stacks for the latest bestseller or a treasured tome will always be the main reason to visit a public library, but there are some newer reasons, too.
—Mindy Sink, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025
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
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Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 17 Feb. 2025
Any weapon can be equipped at any time regardless of class, from gunpowder pistols and rifles to spears and magic tomes.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Browsing through the stacks for the latest bestseller or a treasured tome will always be the main reason to visit a public library, but there are some newer reasons, too.
—Mindy Sink, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025
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
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“Tome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tome. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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