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tome
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
tome
(noun)
São Tomé and Príncipe
(proper noun)
tome
/
ˈ
toʊm/
noun
plural
tomes
tome
/
ˈ
toʊm/
noun
plural
tomes
Britannica Dictionary definition of TOME
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formal
:
a very large, thick book
a long
tome
on European history
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