tome — a large, heavy book, especially one dealing with a serious academic subject
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a large, heavy book, especially one dealing with a serious academic subject
Pronunciation (IPA): /toʊm/
Korean meaning: 큰 책, 대작 (특히 학술적이고 무거운 책)
Korean pronunciation: **톰**
Example Sentences
- The professor pulled out a dusty tome that hadn't been opened since the Middle Ages.
- She used the medical tome as a doorstop because it was too heavy to carry around.
- The wizard's tome contained spells that could turn homework into pizza.
tome
NOUN//toʊm//
a large, heavy book, especially one dealing with a serious academic subject
A student struggles to open a massive tome in the library
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Reading a heavy tome under the dome feels like home.
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Origin
From Greek 'tomos' meaning 'a section or roll of papyrus,' derived from 'temnein' meaning 'to cut.' The word entered English via French and Latin, originally referring to a section of a larger work before coming to mean a large book in general.
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“The professor pulled out a dusty tome that hadn't been opened since the Middle Ages.”
“She used the medical tome as a doorstop because it was too heavy to carry around.”
“The wizard's tome contained spells that could turn homework into pizza.”
“The legal tome was so thick that lawyers needed a gym membership just to lift it.”
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