Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a (usually) large and scholarly book;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tome \Tome\ (t[=o]m), n. [F. tome (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. tomo), L.
tomus, fr. Gr. ? a piece cut off, a part of a book, a volume,
akin to ? to cup, and perhaps to L. tondere to shear, E.
tonsure. Cf. Anatomy, Atom, Entomology, Epitome. ]
As many writings as are bound in a volume, forming part of a
larger work; a book; -- usually applied to a ponderous
volume.
[1913 Webster]
Tomes of fable and of dream. --Cowper.
[1913 Webster]
A more childish expedient than that to which he now
resorted is not to be found in all the tomes of the
casuists. --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
tome
n 1: a (usually) large and scholarly book
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
39 Moby Thesaurus words for "tome":
best seller, book, bound book, classic, coloring book,
definitive work, folio, great work, hardback, juvenile,
juvenile book, limp-cover book, magnum opus, nonbook, notebook,
novel, opus, opuscule, opusculum, paperback, picture book,
playbook, pocket book, prayer book, production, psalmbook, psalter,
publication, serial, sketchbook, soft-cover, songbook,
standard work, storybook, title, trade book, volume, work,
writing
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Tome-Adelino, NM -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New Mexico
Population (2000): 2211
Housing Units (2000): 830
Land area (2000): 6.049939 sq. miles (15.669270 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 6.049939 sq. miles (15.669270 sq. km)
FIPS code: 78685
Located within: New Mexico (NM), FIPS 35
Location: 34.728771 N, 106.719736 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Tome-Adelino, NM
Tome-Adelino
Tome, NM
Tome