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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.

[Latin thsaurus, treasury, from Greek thsauros.]

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]

Thesaurus a treasury or storehouse, 1491; a repository, as of words, hence, Roget’s Thesaurus, 1852.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.thesaurusthesaurus - 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

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

thesaurus [θɪˈsɔːrəs] ndictionnaire m des synonymes, dictionnaire m analogique

thesaurus
nThesaurus m

thesaurus [θɪˈsɔːrəs] ndizionario dei sinonimi
thesaurus [θɪˈsɔːrəs] ndizionario dei sinonimi

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 /zıt anlamlı sözcükler sözlüğü (同義詞等的)詞典 словник; енциклопедія قاموس từ điển đồng nghĩa và phản nghĩa


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