thesaurus
English
Etymology
16th century, 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θɪˈsɔːɹəs/
- Rhymes: -ɔːɹəs
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 that lists words under general concepts rather than just close synonyms.
- (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
Translations
book of synonyms
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See also
- ontology
- Wiktionary's thesaurus
- Appendix:Roget's thesaurus classification
Further reading
- thesaurus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- thesaurus in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- Roget's Thesaurus can be found at: http://www.bartleby.com/thesauri
Latin
Alternative forms
- thēnsaurus
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “storehouse, treasure”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /tʰeːˈsau̯.rus/, [tʰeːˈsau̯.rʊs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /teˈsau̯.rus/
Noun
thēsaurus m (genitive thēsaurī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | thēsaurus | thēsaurī |
Genitive | thēsaurī | thēsaurōrum |
Dative | thēsaurō | thēsaurīs |
Accusative | thēsaurum | thēsaurōs |
Ablative | thēsaurō | thēsaurīs |
Vocative | thēsaure | thēsaurī |
Derived terms
- thēsaurārius
- thēsaurensis
- thēsaurizātor
- thēsaurizō
Descendants
References
- thesaurus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- thesaurus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- thesaurus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- thesaurus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- thesaurus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- thesaurus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Portuguese
Synonyms
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