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the·sau·rus  (th-sôrs)

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.

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[Latin thsaurus, treasury, from Greek thsauros.]

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thesaurus [θɪˈsɔːrəs]

n pl -ruses, -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

[from Latin, Greek: treasure]

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Thesaurus a treasury or storehouse, 1491; a repository, as of words, hence, Roget’s Thesaurus, 1852.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

thesaurus - a book containing a classified list of synonyms synonym finder 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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thesaurus

noun wordbook, wordfinder I refer to my thesaurus a lot when I'm writing songs.

Translations

thesaurus [θɪˈsɔːrəs] N (thesauruses, thesauri (pl)) [θɪˈsɔːraɪ] → tesauro m

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thesaurus [θɪˈsɔːrəs] n → dictionnaire m des synonymes, dictionnaire m analogique

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thesaurus

n → Thesaurus m

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thesaurus [θɪˈsɔːrəs] n → dizionario dei sinonimi

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thesaurus [θɪˈsɔːrəs] n → dizionario dei sinonimi

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thesaurus

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 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 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