noun
- large, heavy books, especially scholarly or academic works
Examples
- The library’s rare book collection contained ancient tomes on philosophy.
- She spent hours reading through dusty medical tomes.
- The professor’s office was filled with scholarly tomes on European history.
- These leather-bound tomes have been in the family for generations.
- The student struggled to carry the heavy tomes required for the course.
- Medieval tomes were often written by hand on parchment.