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   The·sau·rus

   /THəˈsôrəs/

   

   noun

   • 1. a book or electronic resource that lists words in groups of synonyms and related concepts: "I'm going to need a thesaurus to come up with synonyms for ‘stupid’"
   • ▪ a dictionary or encyclopedia.

   Word Origin late 16th century: via Latin from Greek thēsauros ‘storehouse, treasure’. The original sense ‘dictionary or encyclopedia’ was narrowed to the current meaning by the publication of Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases (1852).

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   noun. , plural the·sau·rus·es, the·sau·ri [-, sawr, -ahy]. a dictionary of synonyms and antonyms, such as the online Thesaurus.com. any dictionary, encyclopedia, or other comprehensive reference book. a storehouse, repository, or treasury. Computers.