thesaurus
A publication that provides synonyms for the words of a given languageA publication that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a given language.
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Meaning
3 sensesA publication that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a given language.
"Roget" is the leading brand name for a print English thesaurus that lists words under general concepts rather than just close synonyms.
Thesaurus, Begriffswörterbuch, Sachgruppenwörterbuch
теза́урусtɛzáurus, слова́рь сино́нимовslovárʹ sinónimov
тезаурусtezaurus
A hierarchy of subject headings: canonical titles of themes and topics, the titles serving as search keys.
предме́тный указа́тельpredmétnyj ukazátelʹ
(archaic)A dictionary or encyclopedia.
- a book containing a classified list of synonyms
Examples
6 sentencesWhat kind of dinosaur is a thesaurus?
What's another word for 'thesaurus'?
Keep in mind that every field of knowledge has its own technical dictionary and thesaurus.
Where's the thesaurus?
I got a thesaurus as a present and I feel very happy, glad, cheerful, jovial, jubilant and merry.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
16th century, borrowed from Latin thēsaurus, from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “stor16th century, borrowed from Latin thēsaurus, from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “storehouse, treasure”); its current English usage/meaning was established soon after the publication of Peter Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases in 1852. Doublet of treasure.
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Forms
plural: thesauri / thesauruses| Singular | thesaurus |
|---|---|
| Plural | thesauri / thesauruses |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- a book containing a classified list of synonyms:synonym finder
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular