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-tome

-tome suffix: an instrument for cutting.

Suffix (1)

-tome

  1. An instrument for cutting.

Suffix (2)

-tome

  1. A section or segment.

Origin of -tome

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

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

Questions about -tome

What does -tome mean?
-tome means an instrument for cutting.
What part of speech is -tome?
-tome is a suffix.

Words near -tome in the dictionary

  1. -tizolam
  2. -tler
  3. -to-be
  4. -toin
  5. -tok
  6. -tome
  7. -tomous
  8. -tomy
  9. -ton
  10. -tonia
  11. -tope

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