ETYM Latin See Treasure.
1. A book of words and their synonyms.
2. In microcomputer applications, both a file of synonyms stored on disk and the program used to search the file.
(Irregular plural: thesauruses, or: thesauri).
A book of synonyms; SYN. synonym finder.
Extensive collection of synonyms or words with related meaning. Thesaurus compilers include Francis Bacon, Comenius (see Jan Amos Komensky), and Peter Mark Roget, whose work was published 1852.
ETYM Late Lat. vocabularium, vocabularius: cf. French vocabulaire. Related to Vocable.
1. A language user's knowledge of words; SYN. lexicon, mental lexicon.
2. A listing of the words used in some enterprise.
3. The system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts).