-tome
suffixEtymology From Ancient Greek τομή (tomḗ), τόμος (tómos, “a cutting”), from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).
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Morpheme A section or segment.
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- -tomy
-tome
suffixEtymology From Ancient Greek -τομον (-tomon, “that cuts”), from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).
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Morpheme An instrument for cutting.