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See also Thesaurus, and thésaurus

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Etymology

16th century, from Latin thēsaurus < Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsauros, “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

Noun

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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Etymology

From Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsauros, “storehouse, treasure”).

Noun

thēsaurus (genitive thēsaurī); m, second declension

  1. treasure, hoard
    • 405, Jerome and others, Vulgate, Daniel 1:2
      […] et vasa intulit in domum thesauri dei sui
      " […] and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god."
  2. a dear friend, loved one
  3. a vault for treasure
  4. chest, strongbox
  5. repository, collection

Inflection

Number Singular Plural
nominative thēsaurus thēsaurī
genitive thēsaurī thēsaurōrum
dative thēsaurō thēsaurīs
accusative thēsaurum thēsaurōs
ablative thēsaurō thēsaurīs
vocative thēsaure thēsaurī

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