thesaurus
Pronunciation: /θɪˈsɔːɹəs/
The English word “thesaurus” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- A publication that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a given language.
- A dictionary or encyclopedia.
- A hierarchy of subject headings: canonical titles of themes and topics, the titles serving as search keys.
Etymology
16th century, borrowed from Latin thēsaurus, from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “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. Doublet of treasure.
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