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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Thesaurus \The*sau"rus\, noun; pl. {Thesauri}. [L. See {Treasure}.] A treasury or storehouse; hence, a repository, especially of knowledge; -- often applied to a comprehensive work, like a dictionary or cyclopedia.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
thesaurus
noun: a book containing a classified list of synonyms [syn: {synonym finder}] [also: {thesauri} (pl)]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
thesauri See {thesaurus}
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