tomo-

1. a combining form meaning “a cut, section,” used in the formation of compound words:

   tomography.

tomo

/ ˈtɒmɒ /

noun

1. a shaft formed by the action of water on limestone or volcanic rock

Word History and Origins

Origin of tomo-¹

Combining form representing Greek tómos a cut, section; -tome

Word History and Origins

Origin of tomo-¹

Māori

Example Sentences

Sahibs smoke them, sepoys smoke them, drivers and followers smoke them, and the Tomo coolies smoke nothing else.

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We bought 168 gantos fysh oyle of our hostice of Bingana Tomo for a mas ganto.

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Soe we made 40 leagues this day and night, and came to an ancor at Shemuts, 10 leages short of Bingana Tomo.

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We departed from Shemuttes, and arived at Bingana Tomo within night, having made 10 leagues.

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One of the proverbs handed down from the hoary past is: "Kumpu no ada to tomo ni ten we itadakazu."

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