'Tome' definitions:
Definition of 'tome'
(from WordNet)
noun
A (usually) large and scholarly book
Definition of 'Tome'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'tome'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Tome-Adelino, NM -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New Mexico
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.