"-tome" meaning in English

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Suffix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek -τομον (-tomon, “that cuts”), from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*temh₁-}}, {{der|en|grc|-τομον||that cuts}} Ancient Greek -τομον (-tomon, “that cuts”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -tome, {{en-suffix}} -tome
  1. An instrument for cutting. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--tome-en-suffix--3o1~JUn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek τομή (tomḗ), τόμος (tómos, “a cutting”), from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|τομή}} Ancient Greek τομή (tomḗ) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -tome, {{en-suffix}} -tome
  1. A section or segment. Tags: morpheme Related terms: -tomy
    Sense id: en--tome-en-suffix-eZuxf5Vp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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