tome

/təʊm/

noun 2name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

dusty, hefty, old, thick

VERB + TOME

borrowed, fire, read

TOME + NOUN

bookshelf, pages, theory, tyrion

PREP.

from, from, in, on, than, up

Definitions

noun

One in a series of volumes.

A large or scholarly book.

The professor pulled a dusty old tome from the bookshelf.

And Sam presents Tyrion with A Song Of Ice And Fire, a tome in which Tyrion’s own role, far from that of the clever hero or Machiavellian snake, doesn’t even exist.

name

A surname.

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The professor pulled a dusty old tome from the bookshelf.

Wiktionary

And Sam presents Tyrion with A Song Of Ice And Fire, a tome in which Tyrion’s own role, far from that of the clever hero or Machiavellian snake, doesn’t even exist.

Wiktionary

One senses, picking up Twenge’s tome — 515 pages before you get to the appendix — an attempt to quell past criticisms. “I see this book as my magnum opus,” she said.

Wiktionary

I read this tome from end to end.

Tatoeba · #704674

Tome squirted some washing-up liquid in the dishwasher, but regretted it afterwards.

Tatoeba · #9004084

This tome could snap my spine.

Tatoeba · #10522498

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