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THESAURUS
THESAURUS [Plurals: traditionally thesauri, more recently and less formally thesauruses].
1. A work of REFERENCE presented as a treasure house (Greek thēsaurós) of information about words, such as Thomas Cooper's bilingual dictionary, the Thesaurus Linguae Romanae et Britannicae (‘Thesaurus of the Roman and British Languages’, 1565). 2. A work of reference containing lists of associated, usually undefined, words (such as synonyms) arranged thematically, in the style of ROGET's THESAURUS of English Words and Phrases (1852). 3. A work of reference containing such lists but presented alphabetically, such as The New Roget's Thesaurus in Dictionary Form ( Putnam's, 1961) and The Oxford Thesaurus (1991). 4. In information technology, an alphabetic index list of key terms, through which information of a specialist nature can be retrieved from a database. 5. In word processing, a stored list of synonyms and antonyms, to be consulted in the preparation of texts, and provided as a service comparable to a spelling checker. |
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TOM McARTHUR. "THESAURUS." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. TOM McARTHUR. "THESAURUS." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-THESAURUS.html TOM McARTHUR. "THESAURUS." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-THESAURUS.html |
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thesaurus
thesaurus A feature of word processing systems whereby similes and synonyms may be displayed on screen and incorporated into the text. Full text retrieval systems may have thesaurus searching as an option whereby terms similar in meaning to those sought will also be located. A thesaurus can be used to define a set of allowed terms for use as keywords during the entry of data into text retrieval systems.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "thesaurus." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "thesaurus." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-thesaurus.html JOHN DAINTITH. "thesaurus." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-thesaurus.html |
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thesaurus
thesaurus originally, a dictionary or encyclopedia; after the publication of Roget's Thesaurus, the meaning narrowed to its current sense of a book that lists words in groups of synonyms and related concepts. Recorded in English from the late 16th century, the word comes via Latin from Greek thēsauros ‘storehouse, treasure’.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "thesaurus." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "thesaurus." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-thesaurus.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "thesaurus." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-thesaurus.html |
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thesaurus
the·sau·rus / [unvoicedth]əˈsôrəs/ • n. (pl. -sau·ri / -ˈsôrī/ or -sau·rus·es ) a book that lists words in groups of synonyms and related concepts. ∎ archaic a dictionary or encyclopedia. |
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"thesaurus." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "thesaurus." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-thesaurus.html "thesaurus." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-thesaurus.html |
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thesaurus
thesaurus A FILE which contains list of words. Each word in the list is associated with a number of other words semantically similar to it. A thesaurus is normally used by SEARCH ENGINES and word processors.
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DARREL INCE. "thesaurus." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DARREL INCE. "thesaurus." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-thesaurus.html DARREL INCE. "thesaurus." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-thesaurus.html |
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thesaurus
thesaurus treasury, spec. of knowledge. XIX. — L. thēsaurus TREASURE — Gr. thēsaurós.
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T. F. HOAD. "thesaurus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "thesaurus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-thesaurus.html T. F. HOAD. "thesaurus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-thesaurus.html |
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Thesaurus
Thesaurusa treasury or storehouse, 1491; a repository, as of words, hence, Roget’s Thesaurus, 1852. |
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"Thesaurus." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Thesaurus." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301573.html "Thesaurus." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301573.html |
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thesaurus
•Arras, embarrass, harass
•gynandrous, polyandrous
•Pancras • charas • Tatras • disastrous
•ferrous • leprous • ambidextrous
•Carreras, mayoress
•scabrous
•cirrus, Pyrrhus
•chivalrous
•citrous, citrus
•ludicrous • tenebrous
•Cyrus, Epirus, papyrus, virus
•fibrous • hydrous • Cyprus
•retrovirus • monstrous
•brachiosaurus, brontosaurus, canorous, chorus, Epidaurus, Horus, megalosaurus, pelorus, porous, sorus, stegosaurus, Taurus, thesaurus, torus, tyrannosaurus
•walrus
•ochrous (US ocherous)
•cumbrous • wondrous • lustrous
•Algeciras, Severus
•desirous
•Arcturus, Epicurus, Honduras
•barbarous • tuberous • slumberous
•Cerberus • rapturous
•lecherous, treacherous
•torturous • vulturous • Pandarus
•slanderous • ponderous
•malodorous, odorous
•thunderous • murderous
•carboniferous, coniferous, cruciferous, melliferous, odoriferous, pestiferous, somniferous, splendiferous, umbelliferous, vociferous
•phosphorous, phosphorus
•sulphurous (US sulfurous)
•Anaxagoras, Pythagoras
•clangorous, languorous
•rigorous, vigorous
•dangerous • verdurous
•cankerous, cantankerous, rancorous
•decorous • Icarus • valorous
•dolorous • idolatrous
•amorous, clamorous, glamorous
•timorous
•humerus, humorous, numerous
•murmurous • generous • sonorous
•onerous • obstreperous • Hesperus
•vaporous • viviparous • viperous
•Bosporus, prosperous
•stuporous • cancerous
•Monoceros, rhinoceros
•sorcerous • adventurous • Tartarus
•nectarous • dexterous • traitorous
•preposterous • slaughterous
•boisterous, roisterous
•uterus • adulterous • stertorous
•cadaverous • feverous
•carnivorous, herbivorous, insectivorous, omnivorous
•Lazarus
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"thesaurus." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "thesaurus." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-thesaurus.html "thesaurus." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-thesaurus.html |
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