Most logophiles consider the thesaurus to be a treasure trove of diction, but the word thesaurus really does mean "treasure." It derives from the Greek word thésauros, which means a storehouse of ...
Professor Christian Kay is not one for showing off. 'Scots are quite good at dictionaries,' she says in her gentle but precise Edinburgh accent. 'Pure, grim determination is our thing.' Quite good?
Researchers in Germany have been working on the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae since the 1890s. They hope to finish in 2050, but that might be optimistic. By Annalisa Quinn MUNICH — When German researchers ...
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