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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Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
On the heels of last year’s tome dedicated to the Submariner, the watch maker has once again teamed up with the publisher Wallpaper to offer an inside look at the coveted model, the brand’s most recognizable.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2025
Their upstairs room full of antique tomes provides panoramic views of the historic statehouse and its statue of former governor William Goebel, who was assassinated on the grounds in 1900.
—Robin Roenker, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
The company also struck a distribution deal last year for its screenplay books, lavish tomes immortalizing A24’s most successful scripts, which are now available in bookstores around the world.
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Noun
Concurrent with the compound complexity of contemporary cars, most have become mind-numbing thick-as-a-brick tomes.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
On the heels of last year’s tome dedicated to the Submariner, the watch maker has once again teamed up with the publisher Wallpaper to offer an inside look at the coveted model, the brand’s most recognizable.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2025
Their upstairs room full of antique tomes provides panoramic views of the historic statehouse and its statue of former governor William Goebel, who was assassinated on the grounds in 1900.
—Robin Roenker, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
The company also struck a distribution deal last year for its screenplay books, lavish tomes immortalizing A24’s most successful scripts, which are now available in bookstores around the world.
—Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Tome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tome. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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tome
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: a big thick book
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