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the·sau·rus
(thĭ-sôr′əs)n.pl.the·sau·rus·es or the·sau·ri(-sôr′ī′)1. A book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms.
2. A book of selected words or concepts, such as a specialized vocabulary of a particular field, as of medicine or music.
[Latin thēsaurus, treasury, from Greek thēsauros.]
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(θɪˈsɔːrəs) n, pl-rusesor-ri (-raɪ)1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a book containing systematized lists of synonyms and related words
2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a dictionary of selected words or topics
3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) rare a treasury
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the•sau•rus
(θɪˈsɔr əs)n., pl.
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2. any dictionary, encyclopedia, or other comprehensive reference book.
[1730–40; < Latin thēsaurus < Greek thēsaurós treasure, treasury]
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- Comes from Greek thesauros, meaning 'storehouse, treasury,' and its original sense was 'dictionary or encyclopedia,' but this was narrowed to the current meaning with the appearance of Roget's in 1852.Www.thesaurus.com
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a treasury or storehouse, 1491; a repository, as of words, hence, Roget’s Thesaurus, 1852.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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2. A book that lists synonyms and related words but does not give definitions.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
Noun | 1. | thesaurus - a book containing a classified list of synonyms wordbook - a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings) word finder, wordfinder - a thesaurus organized to help you find the word you want but cannot think of |
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nounwordbook, wordfinderI refer to my thesaurus a lot when I'm writing songs.
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slovníktezaurus
samheitasafn
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eş/zıt anlamlı sözcükler sözlüğü
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[θɪˈsɔːrəs]N (thesauruses, thesauri (pl)) [θɪˈsɔːraɪ] → tesauromWord Definitions Synonyms And Antonyms
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[θɪˈsɔːrəs]n → dictionnairem des synonymes, dictionnairemanalogiqueCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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(θiˌsoːrəs) noun a book which gives information (eg a dictionary or encyclopedia) especially one which lists words according to their meanings. tesourus قاموس قوائِم المعاني енциклопедия léxico slovník der Thesaurus synonymordbog θησαυρός λέξεων tesauro; diccionario ideológico tesaurus, mõisteline sõnaraamat فرهنگ معنایی synonyymisanakirja dictionnaire אֶגרוֹן, תֶזאוֹרוּס शब्दकोश rječnik, leksikon tezaurusz; fogalomköri szótár kamus samheitasafn vocabolario; enciclopedia 類語・反対語辞典 백과 사전 tezauras tezaurs; enciklopēdija tesaurus thesaurusbegrepsordbok; leksikon słownik wyrazów bliskoznacznych léxicon dicţionar de sinonime тезаурус slovník, lexikón, encyklopédia besednjak rečnik sinonima uppslagsbok พจนานุกรมที่รวมคำศัพท์ที่มีความหมายใกล้เคียงกัน eş/zıt anlamlı sözcükler sözlüğü (同義詞等的)詞典 словник; енциклопедія قاموس từ điển đồng nghĩa và phản nghĩa (同义词等的)词典
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