thesaurus
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
16th century, from Latin thēsaurus < Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsauros), “‘storehouse, treasure’”); its current English usage/meaning was established soon after the publication of Peter Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases in 1852
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- Rhymes: -ɔːrəs
[edit] Noun
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thesaurus (plural thesauri or thesauruses)
- 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.
- (archaic) A dictionary or encyclopedia.
- (information science) A hierarchy of canonic titles of themes and topics, the titles serving as search keys.
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book of synonyms
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information science: hierarchy of titles
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- “thesaurus” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- "thesaurus" at The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911.
- Roget's Thesaurus can be found at: http://www.bartleby.com/thesauri
[edit] Latin
[edit] Alternative forms
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsauros), “‘storehouse, treasure’”).
[edit] Noun
thēsaurus (genitive thēsaurī); m, second declension
- treasure, hoard
- a dear friend, loved one
- a vault for treasure
- chest, strongbox
- repository, collection
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
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| nominative | thēsaurus | thēsaurī |
| genitive | thēsaurī | thēsaurōrum |
| dative | thēsaurō | thēsaurīs |
| accusative | thēsaurum | thēsaurōs |
| ablative | thēsaurō | thēsaurīs |
| vocative | thēsaure | thēsaurī |
