tome
Meanings
noun
- One in a series of volumes.
- A large or scholarly book.
name
- A surname.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle French tome, from Latin tomus (“section of larger work”), from Ancient Greek τόμος (tómos, “section, roll of papyrus, volume”), from τέμνω (témnō, “to cut, separate”).
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