- For the Wiktionary thesaurus, see Wiktionary:Wikisaurus
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English
Etymology
16th century, from Latin thēsaurus < Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsauros), “storehouse, treasure”); its current English usage/meaning was established soon after the publication of Peter Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases in 1852
Pronunciation
Noun
thesaurus (plural thesauri or thesauruses)
- A publication, usually in the form of a book, that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms) for the words of a given language.
- "Roget" is the leading brand name for a print English thesaurus.
- (archaic) A dictionary or encyclopedia.
- (information science) A hierarchy of subject headings—canonic titles of themes and topics, the titles serving as search keys.
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also
- ontology
- Wiktionary's thesaurus (Wikisaurus)
- Appendix:Roget's thesaurus classification
External links
- thesaurus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- thesaurus in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- Roget's Thesaurus can be found at: http://www.bartleby.com/thesauri
Latin
Alternative forms
- thensaurus
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsauros), “storehouse, treasure”).
Noun
thēsaurus (genitive thēsaurī); m, second declension
- treasure, hoard
- a dear friend, loved one
- a vault for treasure
- chest, strongbox
- repository, collection
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | thēsaurus | thēsaurī |
| genitive | thēsaurī | thēsaurōrum |
| dative | thēsaurō | thēsaurīs |
| accusative | thēsaurum | thēsaurōs |
| ablative | thēsaurō | thēsaurīs |
| vocative | thēsaure | thēsaurī |
Derived terms
- thēsaurārius
- thēsaurensis
- thēsaurizātor
- thēsaurizō
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Chicago Reader
But I shouldn't need a thesaurus to enjoy reading it. "Hegemony, assiduously, folderol, japery, provender, vestigial?!?" WHAT !?! Please add, "archaic" ...
