What does tome mean?
Tome means One in a series of volumes..
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/təʊm/ · noun
One in a series of volumes..
The professor pulled a dusty old tome from the bookshelf.
And Sam presents Tyrion with A Song Of Ice And Fire, a tome in which Tyrion’s own role, far from that of the clever hero or Machiavellian snake, doesn’t even exist.
One senses, picking up Twenge’s tome — 515 pages before you get to the appendix — an attempt to quell past criticisms. “I see this book as my magnum opus,” she said.
Use tome when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tome means One in a series of volumes..
Common synonyms include doorstop.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The professor pulled a dusty old tome from the bookshelf.
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