tome

Noun

A book, especially a large, heavy, scholarly one.

ریشه

From French 'tome', from Latin 'tomus' 'section of a book', from Greek 'tomos' 'slice, piece, roll of paper, book', from 'temnein' 'to cut'.

مثال

• He pulled a dusty tome from the library shelf.
• The ancient tome contained wisdom of the ages.
• The scholar's latest tome is a comprehensive history of the Middle Ages.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Dusty tome Ancient tome Scholarly tome