Spent a good 30 seconds staring at that word today.
Would be interesting to know the history of it!
Thesaurus
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There is surely more, but here's the start:
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1823, "treasury, storehouse," from L. thesaurus "treasury, treasure," from Gk. thesauros "a treasure, treasury, storehouse, chest," from root of tithenai "to put, to place." The meaning "encyclopedia filled with information" is from 1840, but existed earlier as thesaurarie (1592), used as a title by early dictionary compilers. Meaning "collection of words arranged according to sense" is first attested 1852 in Roget's title. Thesaur is attested in M.E. with the meaning "treasure" (15c.-16c.).
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thesaurus
Reminds me of a quote I saw once:
“What's another word for Thesaurus?” ~Stephen Wright~
Sardith
“What's another word for Thesaurus?” ~Stephen Wright~
Sardith
“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.”
~Mark Twain, [pen name for Samuel Clemens], American author and humorist, (1835-1910)~
~Mark Twain, [pen name for Samuel Clemens], American author and humorist, (1835-1910)~
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