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θɪˈsɔr əs; -ˈsɔr aɪThe·saurus
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Princeton's WordNet
thesaurus, synonym findernoun
a book containing a classified list of synonyms
Wiktionary
thesaurusnoun
A publication, usually in the form of a book, that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms) 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.
Etymology: 16th century, from thesaurus, from θησαυρός; its current English usage/meaning was established soon after the publication of Peter Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases in 1852
thesaurusnoun
A dictionary or encyclopedia.
Etymology: 16th century, from thesaurus, from θησαυρός; its current English usage/meaning was established soon after the publication of Peter Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases in 1852
thesaurusnoun
A hierarchy of subject headingsu2014canonic titles of themes and topics, the titles serving as search keys.
Etymology: 16th century, from thesaurus, from θησαυρός; its current English usage/meaning was established soon after the publication of Peter Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases in 1852
Webster Dictionary
Thesaurusnoun
a treasury or storehouse; hence, a repository, especially of knowledge; -- often applied to a comprehensive work, like a dictionary or cyclopedia
Freebase
Thesaurus
In general usage, a thesaurus is a reference work that lists words grouped together according to similarity of meaning, in contrast to a dictionary, which provides definitions for words, and generally lists them in alphabetical order.The main purpose of such reference works is to help the user “to find the word, or words, by which [an] idea may be most fitly and aptly expressed” – to quote Peter Roget, architect of the best known thesaurus in the English language.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Thesaurus
thē-saw′rus, n. a treasury or repository, esp. of knowledge: a lexicon or cyclopædia. [L.,—Gr. thēsauros—tithēmi, I place.]
Editors Contribution
Thesaurus
When you have an idea but cannot find a word to express - Go to Thesaurus.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Thesaurus in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Thesaurus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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- قاموسArabic
- tesaurus, diccionari de sinònimsCatalan, Valencian
- tezaurusCzech
- tesaurus, synonymordbog, begrebsordbog, saggruppeordbogDanish
- Begriffswörterbuch, Sachgruppenwörterbuch, ThesaurusGerman
- θησαυρόςGreek
- tezaŭroEsperanto
- diccionario de sinónimos, tesauroSpanish
- فرهنگ جامعPersian
- käsitesanakirja, synonyymisanakirja, tesaurusFinnish
- samheitabókFaroese
- thésaurus, dictionnaire des synonymes, dictionnaire par ordre de matières, dictionnaire de notionsFrench
- co-fhaclairScottish Gaelic
- dicionario de sinónimosGalician
- कोHindi
- tezaurusz, szinonimaszótárHungarian
- [[հոմանիշների]] [[բառարան]], հոմանիշարան, թեզաուրուսArmenian
- kamus, tesaurusIndonesian
- tezauroIdo
- hugtakaorðabókIcelandic
- dizionario, tesoro, dizionario dei sinonimiItalian
- אוֹצָר מִילִיםHebrew
- 類語辞典, シソーラスJapanese
- កម្រងវេវចនៈសព្ទKhmer
- ಪ್ರಬಂಧKannada
- 시소러스Korean
- ThesaurusLatin
- тезаурус, синонимен речникMacedonian
- tesaurusMalay
- synoniemenboek, thesaurus, synoniemenlijstDutch
- omgrepsklasseordbok, begrepsklasseordbok, tesaurus, begrepsordbok, synonymordbok, omgrepsordbokNorwegian
- thesaurus, tezaurusPolish
- thesaurus, dicionário de sinônimos, tesauro, enciclopédiaPortuguese
- dicționar de sinonime, tezaurRomanian
- тезаурус, предметный указатель, словарь синонимовRussian
- rečnik sinonima, речник синонима, tezaurus, тезаурусSerbo-Croatian
- tezaurusSlovak
- begreppsklassordbok, synonymordbok, begreppsordbok, tesaurusSwedish
- களஞ்சியத்தைTamil
- పర్యాయపదకోTelugu
- พจนานุกรมThai
- sözlük, hazineTurkish
- тезаурусUkrainian
- معجمUrdu
- khoVietnamese
- טאַסאָראַסYiddish
- 詞庫Chinese
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