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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWälzer
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈvɛlt͡sɐ/
"Er las einen dicken historischen Wälzer."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A book, especially a very heavy, large, or scholarly one.
"He pulled a massive historical tome from the upper shelf of the library." - 2
One volume of a multi-volume literary work.
"The final tome of the trilogy was eagerly awaited by readers worldwide."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word tōmos, meaning 'a piece cut off, a roll of papyrus, a volume', coming from the verb temnein 'to cut'. Through Latin tomus and Old French tome, the meaning shifted from a section of a book to a single volume of a multi-volume work, and eventually to any large, heavy, or scholarly book.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tome" is said worldwide
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tome
Transliteration: /tom/
"Il consulte un vieux tome poussiéreux."
Wälzer
Transliteration: /ˈvɛlt͡sɐ/
"Er las einen dicken historischen Wälzer."
tomo
Transliteration: /ˈtɔ.mo/
"Quel tomo antico contiene molte risposte."
tomo
Transliteration: /ˈto.mo/
"Estudió cada tomo de la enciclopedia."
catatau
Transliteration: /ka.taˈtaw/
"Ele abriu um catatau antigo de direito."
ग्रंथ
Transliteration: granth
"वह प्राचीन ग्रंथ बहुत भारी है।"
巨著
Transliteration: jùzhù
"这是一部历史巨著。"
대서적
Transliteration: daeseojeok
"그는 두꺼운 대서적을 펼쳤다."
大冊
Transliteration: taisatsu
"彼は分厚い歴史の大冊を読んだ。"
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