thesaurus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 External links 2 Latin 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

16th century, from New Latin thesaurus "treasure" < Classical Latin thesaurus < Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsauros) "storehouse" or "treasure"; its current English usage/meaning was established soon after the publication of Peter Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases in 1852

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːrəs

[edit] Noun

thesaurus (plural thesauri or thesauruses)

1. A publication, usually in the form of a book, that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms) for the words of a given language.

   Wiktionary is a thesaurus and dictionary.

2. (archaic) A dictionary or encyclopedia.

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• Wikisaurus

[edit] External links

• Roget's Thesaurus can be found at: http://www.bartleby.com/thesauri

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

thesaurus, thesauri m.

Second declension

1. treasure