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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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 tome
n : a (usually) large and scholarly book

Moby Dictionary
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

Moby Dictionary 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
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