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thesaurus in Finnish

thesaurus in Finnish is synonyymisanakirja, käsitesanakirja, tesaurus — thesaurus means a reference book or website that groups words by meaning, so you can look up a word and find its synonyms and often its antonyms.

thesaurus in Finnish

synonyymisanakirja
noun
A publication that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a given language.
käsitesanakirja
noun
A publication that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a given language.
käsitesanakirja
noun
(information science) A hierarchy of subject headings: canonical titles of themes and topics, the titles serving as search keys.
tesaurus
noun
(information science) A hierarchy of subject headings: canonical titles of themes and topics, the titles serving as search keys.

What does "thesaurus" mean?

  1. noun A reference book or website that groups words by meaning, so you can look up a word and find its synonyms and often its antonyms.
    "I keep a thesaurus open when I'm editing to avoid repeating myself."
  2. noun A controlled list of indexing terms and their relationships, used to catalogue and search a collection of documents.
    "Articles are tagged using the library's medical subject thesaurus."
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thesaurus in a sentence

  • I keep a thesaurus open when I'm editing to avoid repeating myself.
  • Don't just grab the longest word the thesaurus offers.
  • Articles are tagged using the library's medical subject thesaurus.

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What is "thesaurus" in Finnish?

"thesaurus" in Finnish is synonyymisanakirja, käsitesanakirja, tesaurus. thesaurus means: A reference book or website that groups words by meaning, so you can look up a word and find its synonyms and often its antonyms.

How do you use "thesaurus" in a sentence?

Example: "I keep a thesaurus open when I'm editing to avoid repeating myself." In Finnish, "thesaurus" is synonyymisanakirja, käsitesanakirja, tesaurus.

Are there other ways to say "thesaurus" in Finnish?

Yes — Finnish has 3 translations listed for "thesaurus": synonyymisanakirja, käsitesanakirja, tesaurus.

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