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TOMES
Etymology
Proper noun
Tomes
A patronymic surname.
Anagrams
• -stome, Motes, mesto, moste, motes, o-stem, smote
Noun
tomes
plural of tome
Anagrams
• -stome, Motes, mesto, moste, motes, o-stem, smote
Source: Wiktionary
TOME
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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