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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...

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

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   3 days ago · 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 extensive appendices.

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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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   What is a 'thesaurus'?

   • The purpose of such a thesaurus in general is mainly to help anyone who writes for living or fun—writers, managers, contributors to wikis, bloggers, and writers of love letters—to find words they don't recall or even know when they recall words that are semantically related to the sought word.

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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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   What is the purpose of the Wiktionary Thesaurus?

   • Please contribute your own thesaurus entries, or add to the existing thesaurus entries. The purpose of Wiktionary Thesaurus is to serve the role of an electronic thesaurus—a dictionary of synonyms, near-synonyms, antonyms, and near-antonyms, and also of other semantically related terms such as hyponyms, hypernyms, meronyms, and holonyms.

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4. wikipedia.thefreedictionary.comDictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary

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   The World's most comprehensive free online dictionary, thesaurus, and encyclopedia with synonyms, definitions, idioms, abbreviations, and medical, financial, legal specialized dictionaries.

5. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurusThesaurus by Merriam-Webster: Find Synonyms, Similar Words ...

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   2 days ago · Search the Merriam-Webster Thesaurus for millions of synonyms, similar words, and antonyms. Our unique ranking system helps you find the right word fast and expand your English vocabulary. Make your writing more interesting, beautiful, and successful with the only thesaurus developed from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › Wiktionary:ThesaurusWiktionary:Thesaurus - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Apr 20, 2024 · The purpose of Wiktionary Thesaurus is to serve the role of an electronic thesaurus—a dictionary of synonyms, near-synonyms, antonyms, and near-antonyms, and also of other semantically related terms such as hyponyms, hypernyms, meronyms, and holonyms.

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

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   Explore the NEW Cambridge English Thesaurus: Get thousands of synonyms and antonyms with clear explanations of usage and example sentences, in both British and American English.