TOME

tome

(noun) a (usually) large and scholarly book

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tome (plural tomes)

One in a series of volumes.

A large or scholarly book.

Anagrams

• Mote, mote

Proper noun

Tome (plural Tomes)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tome is the 14787th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2007 individuals. Tome is most common among White (61.68%) and Hispanic/Latino (28.9%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Mote, mote

Source: Wiktionary


Tome, n. Etym: [F. tome (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. tomo), L. tomus, fr. Gr. tondere to shear, E. tonsure. Cf. Anatomy, Atom, Entomology, Epitome. ]

Definition: As many writings as are bound in a volume, forming part of a larger work; a book; -- usually applied to a ponderous volume. Tomes of fable and of dream. Cowper. A more childish expedient than that to which he now resorted is not to be found in all the tomes of the casuists. Macaulay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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