tome
noun/təʊm/
/təʊm/
(formal)- a large, heavy book, especially one dealing with a serious topic
- a weighty tome
Word Originearly 16th cent. (denoting one volume of a larger work): from French, via Latin from Greek tomos ‘section, roll of papyrus, volume’; related to temnein ‘to cut’.Want to learn more?
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