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Definition of: thesaurus
(thi·sôr′əs) noun plural ·sau·ri (-sôr′ī)
1. A place where treasure is laid up; a storehouse.
2. A repository of words or knowledge; hence, a lexicon or cyclopedia. [<L <Gk. thēsauros treasure house. Doublet of TREASURE.]
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