Book
Book noun - A set of printed sheets of paper bound together between covers and forming a work of fiction or nonfiction.
Usage example: I bought another new book yesterday, and I can't wait to read it
Tome is a synonym for book in work topic. In some cases you can use "Tome" instead a noun "Book", when it comes to topics like volume, words, published document. popular alternative
Tome
Tome noun - A set of printed sheets of paper bound together between covers and forming a work of fiction or nonfiction.
Usage example: picked up a thick tome on the Roman Empire at a used book store
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- When they tell the mayor they're working "By the book", the mayor actually gives them a copy of the rule book, which is an encyclopedia-sized tome.
Source: Bothering by the Book -
The Book of Naga is treated as a Wind tome, even though it was a Light tome in past games and in this game it has anti-dragon properties instead of just anti-flying.
Source: Infinity+1 Element -
The tome called the Darkhold was written by the elder (and evil) god Chthon as one of the first—if not the first—book of magic ever.
Source: Tome of Eldritch Lore
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