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

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Origin of tomo-

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

Words nearby tomo-

tommycod, Tommy gun, tommyrot, tommy rough, tommyto, tomo-, Tom o'Bedlam, tomogram, tomograph, tomography, Tomonaga

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How to use tomo- in a sentence

Sahibs smoke them, sepoys smoke them, drivers and followers smoke them, and the Tomo coolies smoke nothing else.
The Unveiling of Lhasa|Edmund Candler
We bought 168 gantos fysh oyle of our hostice of Bingana Tomo for a mas ganto.
Diary of Richard Cocks, Volume II|Richard Cocks
Soe we made 40 leagues this day and night, and came to an ancor at Shemuts, 10 leages short of Bingana Tomo.
Diary of Richard Cocks, Volume II|Richard Cocks
We departed from Shemuttes, and arived at Bingana Tomo within night, having made 10 leagues.
Diary of Richard Cocks, Volume II|Richard Cocks

One of the proverbs handed down from the hoary past is: "Kumpu no ada to tomo ni ten we itadakazu."
Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic|Sidney L. Gulick

British Dictionary definitions for tomo-

tomo

/ (ˈtɒmɒ) /

noun

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

Word Origin for tomo

Māori

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