The word thesaurus is derived from 16th century New Latin, in turn from Latin thesaurus, from ancient Greek θηÏαÏ
ÏÏÏ thesauros, "store-house", "treasury".
Besides its meaning as a treasury or storehouse, it more commonly means a listing of words with similar, related, or opposite meanings.
2007-03-06 20:42:01
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answered by oki doki 2
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album, atlas, bestseller, bible, booklet, brochure, codex, compendium, copy, dictionary, dissertation, edition, encyclopedia, essay, fiction, folio, handbook, hardcover, leaflet, lexicon, magazine, manual, monograph, nonfiction, novel, octavo, offprint, omnibus, opus, opuscule, pamphlet, paperback, periodical, portfolio, preprint, primer, publication, quarto, reader, reprint, scroll, softcover, speller, text, textbook, thesaurus, tome, tract, treatise, volume, work, writing
2007-03-14 10:39:17
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answered by Anonymous
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