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thesaurus in French

thesaurus in French is thésaurus, dictionnaire des synonymes, dictionnaire de notions — 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 French

thésaurus
noun
A publication that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a given language.
dictionnaire des synonymes
noun
A publication that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a given language.
dictionnaire de notions
noun
A publication that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a given language.
dictionnaire par ordre de matières
noun
A publication that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a given language.

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 French?

"thesaurus" in French is thésaurus, dictionnaire des synonymes, dictionnaire de notions. 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 French, "thesaurus" is thésaurus, dictionnaire des synonymes, dictionnaire de notions.

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

Yes — French has 4 translations listed for "thesaurus": thésaurus, dictionnaire des synonymes, dictionnaire de notions, dictionnaire par ordre de matières.

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