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- [tohm]
- /toʊm/
- /təʊm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tohm]
- /toʊm/
Definitions of tomes word
- noun tomes a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book. 1
- noun tomes a volume forming a part of a larger work. 1
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Origin of tomes
First appearance:
before 1510 One of the 26% oldest English words
1510-20; < French < Latin tomus < Greek tómos slice, piece, roll of paper, book, akin to témnein to cut
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Parts of speech for Tomes
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tomes popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tomes usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tomes
noun tomes
- atlases — Plural form of atlas.
- codices — Codices is the plural of codex.
- digests — Plural form of digest.
- folios — Plural form of folio.
- hardcovers — Plural form of hardcover.
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