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A.Word.A.Day--thesaurus

thesaurus (thi-SOR-uhs) noun

1. A book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms.

2. A book of selected words or concepts, such as a specialized vocabulary of a particular field, as of medicine or music.

[Latin thesaurus, treasury, from Greek thesauros.]

"Next time you find yourself before your PC waiting for a Microsoft Word file to print, here's a neat little trick. Highlight some text, click the thesaurus tool, and see what you get. The results can be revealing, if not alarming....

Fun Office Activity: Harmless Thesaurus? Or Key to Bill Gates' Soul?, Fortune, 3 Aug 1998.

Why doesn't a thesaurus have another word for thesaurus?

This week's theme: What would you ask words if you could speak with them?

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