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Definition
thesaurus noun
/θɪˈsɔː.rəs/
/-ˈsɔːr.əs/ n [C] (plural thesauruses or formal thesauri/θɪˈsɔː.raɪ//-ˈsɔːr.aɪ/)
/-ˈsɔːr.əs/ n [C] (plural thesauruses or formal thesauri/θɪˈsɔː.raɪ//-ˈsɔːr.aɪ/) a type of dictionary in which words with similar meanings are arranged in groups
(Definition of thesaurus noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
