thesaurus

  • 21Thesaurus — A thesaurus is a book that contains synonyms and sometimes antonyms, in contrast to a dictionary, which contains definitions and pronunciations. The first example of this genre, Roget s Thesaurus , was compiled in 1805 by Peter Roget, and… …

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  • 22Thesaurus — Ein Thesaurus (altgriechisch θησαυρός thesaurós, „Schatz, Schatzhaus“, lat. dann thesaurus, daher auch Tresor) bzw. Wortnetz ist in der Dokumentationswissenschaft ein kontrolliertes Vokabular, dessen Begriffe durch Relationen miteinander… …

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  • 23Thesaurus — Fachwortschatz; Synonymwörterbuch * * * The|sau|rus 〈m.; , sau|ri od. sau|ren〉 1. Gebäude für Weihegaben, Schatzhaus 2. Wissensschatz, wissenschaftliche Sammlung, z. B. umfassendes Wörterverzeichnis einer Sprache mit Redewendungen usw. ●… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 24thesaurus — the·sàu·rus s.m.inv., lat. TS bibliol. 1. titolo usato per repertori scientifici, vocabolari o lessici storici, spec. di lingue classiche Sinonimi: tesauro. 2. opera lessicografica o raccolta onomasiologica priva di definizioni 3. TS inform.… …

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  • 25thesaurus — UK [θɪˈsɔːrəs] / US [θəˈsɔrəs] noun [countable] Word forms thesaurus : singular thesaurus plural thesauruses or thesauri UK [θɪˈsɔːraɪ] / US [θəˈsɔˌraɪ] a book that contains lists of words that have similar meanings …

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  • 26Thesaurus, B. — B. Thesaurus (1. Aug.), mit dem Zunamen Beccheria, gest. im J. 1258, ein Ballumbrosaner. S. Rodulphus2. (I. 101.) …

    Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon

  • 27thesaurus — /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… …

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  • 28thesaurus — noun /θɪˈsɔːɹəs/ a) 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. b) A di …

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  • 29thesaurus — ► sustantivo masculino Diccionario léxico de filología o arqueología, en especial si es exhaustivo. IRREG. plural thesaurus SINÓNIMO tesoro …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 30thesaurus — See dictionary. See dictionary, glossary, thesaurus …

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