the·sau·rus (th -sôr  s)n. pl. the·sau·ri (-sôr   ) or the·sau·rus·es 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 th  saurus, treasury, from Greek thsauros.] |
thesaurus [thiss-sore-uss]
Noun
pl -ruses or -ri a book containing lists of synonyms and related words [Greek thēsauros a treasury]
Thesaurus a treasury or storehouse, 1491; a repository, as of words, hence, Roget’s Thesaurus, 1852.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  thesaurus - a book containing a classified list of synonymswordbook - 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 |
thesaurus
noun wordbook, wordfinder
Translations
n thesaurus [θiˌsoːrəs]
a book which gives information (eg a dictionary or encyclopedia) especially one which lists words according to their meanings. tesourus قاموس قوائِم المعاني енциклопедия slovník synonymordbog der Thesaurus θησαυρός λέξεων tesauro; diccionario ideológico tesaurus, mõisteline sõnaraamat فرهنگ معنایی synonyymisanasto dictionnaire אֶגרוֹן, תֶזאוֹרוּס शब्दकोश rječnik, leksikon tezaurusz; fogalomköri szótár kamus samheitasafn vocabolario; enciclopedia 類語・反対語辞典 백과사전 tezauras tezaurs; enciklopēdija tesaurus thesaurus begrepsordbok; 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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