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-tome

-tome

See also: tome, tomé, and Tomé

English

Suffix

-tome

  1. An instrument for cutting.

Etymology 2

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

Suffix

-tome

  1. A section or segment.

Derived terms

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Related terms

Etymology

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

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