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What is a meaning of thesaurus?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 6/25/2021

A treasury or storehouse; hence, a repository, especially of knowledge; -- often applied to a comprehensive work, like a dictionary or cyclopedia.

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Thelma Ward

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