Plural of tome
regular plural
The plural of tome is tomes.
Forms of tome
| Singular | tome /təʊm/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | tomes |
| Countable | countable |
Tomes in a sentence
- Bookshelves groan under the bloated weight of tomes detailing Great Straight Marriages.1979 February 10, John Mitzel, “Crimes of Passion”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 28, page 13. From the entry groan
- On religious tomes or a long awaited spiritual awakening.2017, Armin Mitchell, BattleRhymes, volume 2. From the entry faken
- In amongst the tomes are classy souveniers from foreign travel.2012, Nicholas Gibbs, Writing Television Drama: Get Your Scripts Commissioned, John Murray Press, unnumbered page. From the entry Banksyesque
- Scotland: History of a Nation is one of many tomes we can expect in this momentous, millenniary and evolutionary times.1999 March 12, The Herald, Glasgow, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Oct 2025. From the entry millenniary
- Denis Breen in skimpy frockcoat and blue canvas shoes shuffled out of Harrison’s hugging two heavy tomes to his ribs.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[8]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC. From the entry skimpy
Meaning of tome
- noun One in a series of volumes.
- noun A large or scholarly book.
Questions about the plural of tome
- What is the plural of tome?
- The plural of tome is tomes.
- Is tome countable?
- Tome is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tome (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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