See also Thesaurus

Noun

Singular thesaurus

Plural thesauri or thesauruses

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.
    "Roget" is the leading brand name for a print English thesaurus.
  2. (archaic) A dictionary or encyclopedia.
  3. (information science) A hierarchy of subject headings—canonic titles of themes and topics, the titles serving as search keys.

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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Sun Dec 6 04:38:55 2009

A thesaurus is a work that lists words grouped together according to similarity of meaning (containing synonyms and sometimes antonyms), in contrast to a dictionary, which contains definitions and pronunciations. The largest thesaurus in the world is the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary, which contains more than 920,000 words and meanings.

From Wikipedia under the GNU Free Documentation License
Sun Nov 22 06:35:54 2009

How did authors of old times beautify their work since they didnt have a thesaurus but only a dictionary?
Q. How did they add complicated ,unheard words and a rich vocabulary to their writings?
Asked by gulliver - Thu Nov 9 16:44:56 2006 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. They all had a rich vocabulary. Think of Shakespeare, or the men who wrote the Declaration of Independence. In times gone by, people were brought up to be more eloquent. And now it's usually only English teachers or writers who use a word like eloquent.
Answered by Teresa - Thu Nov 9 21:35:45 2006

Where can I get an electronic translator/dictionary/the saurus?
Q. I need a electronic device that is a dictionary, thesaurus, and english-spanish translator. Extra points if I can write essays and stuff on it and sync it to my computer
Asked by crazychickizback - Mon Sep 15 00:58:45 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
What's a good Thesaurus to use with Microsoft Word, and its approximate price?
Q. I would also like to use it with Outlook Express, as well as personal documents.
Asked by Pete - Wed Feb 7 18:08:51 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. In Microsoft Word on the menu bar.. chose Tools... then Language then Thesaurus ... OR Press Shift-F7... This one is better than Thesaurus.com... I know I have tried both..
Answered by AnselRoe - Thu Feb 15 05:07:28 2007

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