-tome

suffix

An instrument for cutting.

OriginAncient Greek -τομον →
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Meanings

-tome1

suffix
  1. An instrument for cutting.

-tome2

suffix
  1. A section or segment.

Origin

-tome · suffix

  1. Ancient Greek-τομον“that cuts”
  2. English-tome

From Ancient Greek -τομον (-tomon, “that cuts”), from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).

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-tome · suffix

  1. Ancient Greekτομή
  2. English-tome

From Ancient Greek τομή (tomḗ), τόμος (tómos, “a cutting”), from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).

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-tome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-tome

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“-tome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-tome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-tome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-tome.

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