THESAURUS

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 1 idea may be most fitly and aptly expressed” – to quote Peter Roget, architect of the best known thesaurus in the English language.

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thesaurus

Noun

  1. 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.
  2. A dictionary or encyclopedia.
  3. A hierarchy of subject headings—canonic titles of themes and topics, the titles serving as search keys.


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