Hyphenation
the·sau·rusTurkish pronunciation
thısôrısSynonyms
synonymicon,
glossary,
language reference book,
lexicon,
onomasticon,
reference book,
sourcebook,
storehouse of words,
terminology,
treasury of words,
vocabulary,
word listPronunciation
/ᴛʜəˈsôrəs/ /θəˈsɔːrəs/
Etymology
[ thi-'sor-&s ] (noun.) circa 1823. 16th century, from Latin thēsaurus Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsauros, “storehouse, treasure”); its current English usage/meaning was established soon after the publication of Peter Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases in 1852