Definition of TOME

tome

Plural: tomes

Noun

  • A large, heavy, and scholarly book.
  • a (usually) large and scholarly book
  • One in a series of volumes.
  • A large or scholarly book.

Examples

  • Consulting the official Scrabble dictionary felt like opening a sacred tome of linguistic wisdom.
  • The professor pulled a dusty old tome from the bookshelf.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French tome, from Latin tomus (“section of larger work”), from Ancient Greek τόμος (tómos, “section, roll of papyrus, volume”), from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut, separate”).

Synonyms

doorstop

Scrabble Score: 6

tome: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tome: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tome: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

tome: valid Words With Friends Word