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thesaurus

/θəˈsɔɹəs/

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What does thesaurus mean?

noun

  1. A publication that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a given language.
  2. A hierarchy of subject headings: canonical titles of themes and topics, the titles serving as search keys.
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noun

  1. (archaic) A dictionary or encyclopedia.
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/θəˈsɔɹəs/

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One of the most popular works, the "Thesaurus Pauperum," was written by Petrus Hispanus, afterwards Pope John XXI.
William, Sir OslerThe Evolution of Modern Medicine A Series of Lectures Delivered at Yale University on the Silliman Foundation in April, 1913Project Gutenberg ebook #1566
If the fire that runs through our veins, if inspiration do not come to our aid, we shall flutter the pages of the thesaurus in vain: the word for which we seek will refuse to come.
Jean-Henri FabreThe Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters of AutobiographyTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #3422