Noun a long tome on European history picked up a thick tome on the Roman Empire at a used book store
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Officially published by Hal Leonard since 2003, the Real Book began as an unofficial tome created by a group of students at Berklee. Crystal B. Shepeard, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2022 Even Vogue, considered by some a tome of fashion wisdom, advises that white can always be in style, even putting forth a guide to seasonally appropriate pieces in ivory and cream. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2022 House of the Dragon is based on Martin’s novel Fire & Blood, a faux-historical tome that details the first two centuries or so of Targayren rule in Westeros. Sean T. Collins, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2022 The 50-year-old published a version of Rushdie’s controversial tome in the Norwegian language through his publishing company, Oslo’s Aschehoug Forlag, the AP reported. Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 19 Aug. 2022 Don’t be mistaken, there is might to this petite tome. Natasha Gural, Forbes, 31 July 2022 As the smaller print at the bottom explains, the nearly 180-page tome lists the more than 83,000 people with unclaimed property in Maryland. Erin Cox, Washington Post, 29 May 2022 The 203-page tome, whose cover features a black-and-white photo of a young Weinstein, boasts about the former mogul’s Oscar-winning career before his downfall in 2017. Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2022 But don't expect the tome to come out anytime soon. Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 18 May 2022 See More
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Etymology
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Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin tomus, from Greek tomos section, roll of papyrus, tome, from temnein to cut; akin to Middle Irish tamnaid he lops, Polish ciąć to cut, and perhaps to Latin tondēre to shear