Meaning & use
tome
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A large, heavy book, especially one that is scholarly or serious in nature.
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He pulled a dusty tome on medieval history down from the top shelf.
Her thesis cited several tomes of legal precedent.
A note on using this word
Usually implies a book that is thick, weighty, and often dense or academic, rather than a light paperback.
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