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thesauri

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variants: or thesauruses
plural of thesaurus

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a reference book that groups words with the same or similar meanings together
  • Struggling to find just the right word, she took to the thesaurus for ideas.

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“Thesauri.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thesauri. Accessed 5 Aug. 2021.

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