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   Mean·ing

   /ˈmēniNG/

   

   noun

   • 1. what is meant by a word, text, concept, or action: "the meaning of the word “supermarket”" Similar definitionsenseexplanationdenotationconnotationinterpretationelucidationexplication
   • ▪ implied or explicit significance: "he gave me a look full of meaning" Similar significancesensesignificationimportthrustdriftgistimplicationtenormessageessencesubstancepurportintentionexpressivenesssignificanceeloquenceimplicationsintimationsinsinuations
   • ▪ important or worthwhile quality; purpose: "this can lead to new meaning in the life of older people" Similar valuevalidityworthconsequenceaccountuseusefulnesssignificancepoint

   adjective

   • 1. intended to communicate something that is not directly expressed: "she gave Gabriel a meaning look"

   Word Origin late Middle English: verbal noun from mean1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. meaningly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   1. a. : a book of words or of information about a particular field or set of concepts. especially : a book of words and their synonyms. b. : a list of subject headings or descriptors usually with a cross-reference system for use in the organization of a collection of documents for reference and retrieval. 2. : treasury, storehouse. thesaural.

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   A thesaurus is a book or program that lists synonyms and antonyms of words. A thesaurus can be a book you can find in a library, a website (such as Thesaurus.com ), or a database stored in a word processor (such as the one you can find in Microsoft Word).

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   thesaurus | American Dictionary. noun [ C ] us / θəˈsɔr·əs / plural thesauri us / θəˈsɔrˌɑɪ, -ˈsɔrˌi / | thesauruses. Add to word list. a book or electronic text that helps you find words with similar meanings esp. by listing them together. (Definition of thesaurus from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   THESAURUS meaning: 1. a type of dictionary in which words with similar meanings are arranged in groups 2. a type of…. Learn more.

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   A thesaurus is a reference book (or a really cool website, like the Visual Thesaurus) with an organized list of words and their synonyms.

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   Find 60 different ways to say MEANING, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

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   What does Thesaurus mean?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of THESAURUS is a book of words or of information about a particular field or set of concepts; especially : a book of words and their synonyms. Did you know?

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   What is the plural of Thesaurus?

   • The plural of thesaurus is thesauruses or thesauri. A synonym is a word that has the same meaning as another word. For example, huge,gigantic, massive, and large are synonyms of the word big. An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word. Small,tiny, and little are antonyms of the word big.

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   What is a thesaurus of English words and phrases?

   • In 1852, the English scholar Peter Mark Roget published his Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, in which he listed a treasury of semantically related words organized into numerous categories. This work led to the common acceptance of the term thesaurus to refer to "a book of words and their synonyms."

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   What is the online English thesaurus?

   • Whether simply for the love of words, as the ideal solution for all good writing, for work and study, or for expressing yourself well, the online thesaurus offers a treasure trove of authoritative language information. Online English Thesaurus from Collins: More than 500,000 synonyms and antonyms - With definitions, meanings, phrases, and examples.

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   1 day ago · Hundreds of thousands of synonyms and antonyms arranged by meaning and with key synonyms highlighted. Audio pronunciations for synonyms and antonyms. Images for thousands of entries. Thousands of example sentences taken from the Collins corpus, to help choose the right word. Proverbs and quotations by famous authors.