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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Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2026
Their selection of Florida-specific books, cookbooks, and coffee table tomes make the perfect present for friends and family.
—Meredith Lindemon, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
Jerry Garcia claimed to have read the 2,097-page tome cover to cover.
—Jane Borden, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2026
Using the book as a conscious tool of image-building is a more recent phenomenon, however, leading critic Jaime Fuller to lament the banality of such tomes in his 2019 Literary Hub article.
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Noun
The philosopher Aristotle wrote tomes on morality and human behavior.
—Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2026
Their selection of Florida-specific books, cookbooks, and coffee table tomes make the perfect present for friends and family.
—Meredith Lindemon, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
Jerry Garcia claimed to have read the 2,097-page tome cover to cover.
—Jane Borden, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2026
Using the book as a conscious tool of image-building is a more recent phenomenon, however, leading critic Jaime Fuller to lament the banality of such tomes in his 2019 Literary Hub article.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Tome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tome. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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tome
noun
: a big thick book
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