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2. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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   Thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1][2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...

3. Synonym - Wikipedia

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   Synonym. A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. [2] For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are synonymous. The standard test for synonymy is substitution: one ...

4. WordNet - Wikipedia

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   WordNet is a lexical database of semantic relations between words that links words into semantic relations including synonyms, hyponyms, and meronyms. The synonyms are grouped into synsets with short definitions and usage examples. It can thus be seen as a combination and extension of a dictionary and thesaurus.

5. Roget's Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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   Roget's Thesaurus is composed of six primary classes. [5] Each class is composed of multiple divisions and then sections. This may be conceptualized as a tree containing over a thousand branches for individual "meaning clusters" or semantically linked words. Although these words are not strictly synonyms, they can be viewed as colours or ...

6. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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   Meanings common to British and American English. American English meanings. backside (n.) posterior, buttocks. (as two words, back side) rear of anything [11][12][13][14] banger (n.) a sausage, as in "bangers and mash". an old motor car in a state of disrepair (US: beater or jalopy) a type of firework.

7. List of online dictionaries - Wikipedia

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   English language. Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. Logos Dictionary free online with additional premium content. Online Etymology Dictionary. Urban Dictionary a user-supplied "dictionary" of slang. WordNet word database. Wordnik. Wordweb free and premium online English thesaurus and dictionary for Windows.

8. Wikipedia:Contents/Glossaries - Wikipedia

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   Wikipedia's contents: Glossaries. edit · watch. A glossary is a list of specialised or technical words with their meanings. Listed below are many glossaries supporting a wide range of subjects. See also Category:Wikipedia glossaries. Also try our sister project Wiktionary. General reference Culture and the arts Geography and places Health and ...

9. List of commonly misused English words - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of English words that are thought to be commonly misused. It is meant to include only words whose misuse is deprecated by most usage writers, editors, and professional grammarians defining the norms of Standard English. It is possible that some of the meanings marked non-standard may pass into Standard English in the future, but ...