2007-07-12 13:03:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Since you asked for A word, I'll pass over "book of synonyms".
THESAURUS has two meanings, so there may be at least two possibilities.
1. A book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms.
synonym = "synonymicon" (or you might use a 'brand name', e.g., "look it up in your Roget's" just as you might use "Webster's" as a general term for dictionary)
2. A book of selected words or concepts, such as a specialized vocabulary of a particular field, as of medicine or music.
synonym: "lexicon"
2007-07-13 18:36:30 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lexicon? But that's more like a dictionary.
By the way, when you use a thesaurus, don't trust the words to be accurate synonyms. They often do not mean exactly the same thing, but just similar things. Double-check their exact meaning with a dictionary.
2007-07-12 21:49:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my definition would be a "book of synonyms" or a "list of synonyms."
checking out dictionary.com's thesaurus for the synonyms of "thesaurus," there is a long list... you could check it out: http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/thesaurus
my picks would be wordlist, wordbook, dictionary?, or lexicon?
haha, perhaps there's no one synonym for thesaurus. still, i hope one of the words from the "thesaurus link" strikes your fancy :D
2007-07-12 21:38:53 · answer #3 · answered by wat_more_can_i_say? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In English, we have to make up compound phrases for many things; that's why "thesaurus" was borrowed to refer to what it signifies:
The meaning is: "synonym dictionary".
2007-07-12 21:13:34 · answer #4 · answered by Robert David M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cyclopaedia.
Shheesh, this q is as old as language!
2007-07-13 01:24:50 · answer #5 · answered by d_cider1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋