"thesaurus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /θɪˈsɔːrəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thesaurus.wav [UK] Forms: thesaurus [singular], thesauruses or thesauri [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|thesaurus|thesauruses|thesauri}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A thesaurus is a book which lists synonyms (different words which have the same meaning).
    Sense id: simple-thesaurus-en-noun-wxuoA6JT
     
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