French Conversation · Level 67
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French word
tome
Pronunciation
IPA/tɔm/
Meaning
- masculine nounvolume
Example
Tu as déjà lu le premier tome ?
Have you already read the first volume?
More examples
J'ai prêté le premier tome à un ami.
I lent the first volume to a friend.
Core concept
One distinct book in a series, marked as a physical segment of the whole collection.
Common phrases
le premier tome
the first volume
le tome suivant
the next volume
le tome de poche
the paperback volume
Similar words
livre: A book made of pages bound together for reading.
volume: A single published installment of a series.
Definition in French
Un tome désigne une partie publiée séparément d'une œuvre collective ou d'une série, généralement identifiée par un numéro.
Word origin
Tome is a learned borrowing through Latin tomus from Greek tomos, a word for something cut or divided into sections.
Usage tips
- French tome is narrower than English tome, which usually means a large or weighty book rather than a numbered part of a series.