Synonyms for
Tome
Definition
a large, heavy book, usually containing academic or scholarly knowledge
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Common collocations
- heavy tome
- ancient tome
- leather-bound tome
- dusty tome
- scholarly tome
- massive tome
- reading a tome
Word family
noun tome
Usage note
A 'tome' specifically refers to a large, heavy, and often scholarly book. It is not typically used for lighter reading materials like magazines or novels.
Example sentences
- The tome was so heavy that I had to use both hands to carry it.
- She spent hours poring over the tome, trying to find the answer.
- The library had a vast collection of tomes on history and literature.
- The tome contained all the information he needed to complete his research.
- I was fascinated by the tome's illustrations and diagrams.
Quotes
I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers...Books are the most powerful way to impart lessons and values to children. A good book always stays with them. A tome of knowledge does not
I'm not a big book-reader, but I love reading biographies of interesting people. I love to read about people who have lived lives that are so different from mine. I just finished 'Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman,' a great tome
I'm reading a book about Rumi and Shams, his spiritual teacher, called 'The Forty Rules of Love' by Elif Shafak. It's a beautiful tome, both poetic and philosophical