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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Max Tani, semafor.com, 21 July 2025
Photo : Louis Vuitton/Taschen The tome was edited by Pino Allievi.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 July 2025
The story of Mbappe’s move to the Bernabeu last summer and his strained relations with PSG could fill several tomes, given the intensity of Madrid’s almost decade-long pursuit of the forward — and the fallout continues to this day.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 8 July 2025
The biggest challenge of shaving Kanon’s nearly 500-page tome down into a manageable shooting script (the final runtime is just under two hours) was trying to keep the subject matter accessible to a wide demographic.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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Now a set of prominent figures close to the software firm Palantir are pitching a new project to shake up streaming TV and film with a portfolio ranging from feature films about daring Israeli and American military operations to a three-part treatment of an Ayn Rand tome.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 21 July 2025
Photo : Louis Vuitton/Taschen The tome was edited by Pino Allievi.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 July 2025
The story of Mbappe’s move to the Bernabeu last summer and his strained relations with PSG could fill several tomes, given the intensity of Madrid’s almost decade-long pursuit of the forward — and the fallout continues to this day.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 8 July 2025
The biggest challenge of shaving Kanon’s nearly 500-page tome down into a manageable shooting script (the final runtime is just under two hours) was trying to keep the subject matter accessible to a wide demographic.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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“Tome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tome. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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tome
noun
: a big thick book
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