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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ThesaurusThesaurus - Wikipedia

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   A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where you can find different words with same meanings to other words), sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms, sometimes simply as ...

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     Roget's Thesaurus is a widely used English-language...

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     A dictionary is a listing of lexemes from the lexicon of one...

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2. en.wiktionary.org › wikiWiktionary, the free dictionary

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   2 days ago · Welcome to the English-language Wiktionary, a collaborative project to produce a free-content multilingual dictionary. It aims to describe all words of all languages using definitions and descriptions in English. Wiktionary has grown beyond a standard dictionary and now includes a thesaurus, a rhyme guide, phrase books, language statistics and ...

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurusCambridge Thesaurus | Synonyms, antonyms and examples

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   Get clear explanations and examples of the differences between thousands of synonyms and antonyms, in both British and American English. Search for a word in the search bar, try one of the most popular articles, or browse the thesaurus A-Z.

4. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › thesaurusthesaurus - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Mar 13, 2024 · thesaurus (plural thesauri or thesauruses) A publication, traditionally in the form of a printed book and now often online, that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a given language .

5. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › WiktionaryWiktionary - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   6 days ago · Wiktionary is a multilingual dictionary (also thesaurus and phrase-book) and has distinctive content policies. Words must be attested and idiomatic (that is, words should be in use, and phrases should be commonly used idioms), and submissions should be neutral and verifiable.

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   What is a 'thesauri' Dictionary?

   • While some works called "thesauri", such as Roget's Thesaurus, group words in a hierarchical hypernymic taxonomy of concepts, others are organised alphabetically or in some other way. Most thesauri do not include definitions, but many dictionaries include listings of synonyms.

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   When did a thesaurus become a dictionary?

   • Until the 19th century, a thesaurus was any dictionary or encyclopedia, as in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae ( Dictionary of the Latin Language, 1532), and the Thesaurus Linguae Graecae ( Dictionary of the Greek Language, 1572). It was Roget who introduced the meaning "collection of words arranged according to sense", in 1852.

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   Where does the word 'thesaurus' come from?

   • The word "thesaurus" comes from Latin thēsaurus, which in turn comes from Greek θησαυρός ( thēsauros) 'treasure, treasury, storehouse'. The word thēsauros is of uncertain etymology.

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   What is the English Wiktionary?

   • A particular version of this dictionary project, written in a certain language, such as the English-language Wiktionary (often known simply as the English Wiktionary). Wiktionary on Wikipedia.

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