thesaurus

thesaurus
/thi sawr"euhs/, n., pl. thesauruses, thesauri /-sawr"uy/.
1. a dictionary of synonyms and antonyms.
2. any dictionary, encyclopedia, or other comprehensive reference book.
3. a storehouse, repository, or treasury.
4. Computers.
a. an index to information stored in a computer, consisting of a comprehensive list of subjects concerning which information may be retrieved by using the proper key terms.
b. a dictionary of synonyms and antonyms stored in memory for use in word processing.
[1730-40; < L thesaurus < Gk thesaurós treasure, treasury]

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Synonyms:
, / (especially of knowledge)


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  • THESAURUS — pecunia in futuros usus recondita a privatis, ita ut neque memoria exstet, neque dominum habeat, l. 1. ff. de acquir. rer. dom. sive, ut definit M. Aurelius Cassiodorus, l. 6. Ep. 8. Depositiva pecunia, quae longâ temporis vetustate competentes… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

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  • Thesaurus — Sm Schatzhaus, systematische Wortschatzsammlung per. Wortschatz fach. (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. thēsaurus, dieses aus gr. thēsaurós Vorrat, Schatz .    Ebenso ne. thesaurus, nfrz. thésaurer, nnorw. tesaurus; Tresor. lateinisch gr …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • thesaurus — index treasury Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • thesaurus — (n.) 1823, treasury, storehouse, from L. thesaurus treasury, treasure, from Gk. thesauros a treasure, treasury, storehouse, chest, from root of tithenai to put, to place. The meaning encyclopedia filled with information is from 1840, but existed… …   Etymology dictionary

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