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title: thesaurus — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «thesaurus» in the school dictionary: A thesaurus is a book or website that lists words grouped with others of similar meaning (synonyms), and sometimes opposite meaning (antonyms). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# thesaurus

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**Who acts:** thesaurus, book, You, I, class, dinosaur · **What happens:** be, list, group, use, find, give · **To what, where:** book, words, it, better exact word, thesaurus, word · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«thesaurus» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [thesaurus in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/thesaurus.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A thesaurus is a book or website that lists words grouped with others of similar meaning (synonyms), and sometimes opposite meaning (antonyms).

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thesaurus:m1:1
# text = A thesaurus is a book or website that lists words grouped with others of similar meaning (synonyms), and sometimes opposite meaning (antonyms).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	thesaurus	thesaurus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	website	website	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	lists	list	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	grouped	group	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	similar	similar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	synonyms	synonym	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	23	advmod	_	_
23	opposite	opposite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
25	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	antonyms	antonym	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a thesaurus | a book or website and opposite meaning |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **list** | present | a book or website and opposite meaning | words |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **group** | participle |  | words *not said here* |  |  |  | with others of similar meaning | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent with other=Co-Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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You use it to find a better or more exact word.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thesaurus:m2:1
# text = You use it to find a better or more exact word.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
7	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	amod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	conj	_	_
10	exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | You | it |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | You *not said here* | a better exact word |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I used a thesaurus to find another word for «big».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thesaurus:x1:1
# text = I used a thesaurus to find another word for «big».
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	thesaurus	thesaurus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | I | a thesaurus |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thesaurus=Patient |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | another word |  |  |  | for big | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent word=Theme for big=Beneficiary |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The thesaurus gave «enormous», «huge» and «gigantic».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thesaurus:x2:1
# text = The thesaurus gave «enormous», «huge» and «gigantic».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	thesaurus	thesaurus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	enormous	enormous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	gigantic	gigantic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the thesaurus | enormous |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Check the meaning in a dictionary before using a word from the thesaurus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thesaurus:x3:1
# text = Check the meaning in a dictionary before using a word from the thesaurus.
1	Check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dictionary	dictionary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	thesaurus	thesaurus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | imperative | you *not said here* | the meaning |  | a dictionary |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Theme |
| 2 | **use** | gerund | you *not said here* | a word |  | the thesaurus |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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My thesaurus lists antonyms too.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thesaurus:x4:1
# text = My thesaurus lists antonyms too.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	thesaurus	thesaurus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lists	list	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	antonyms	antonym	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	too	too	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **list** | present | My thesaurus | antonyms |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Instead of «nice», the thesaurus suggested «kind», «pleasant» and «lovely».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thesaurus:x5:1
# text = Instead of «nice», the thesaurus suggested «kind», «pleasant» and «lovely».
1	Instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	thesaurus	thesaurus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	suggested	suggest	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	pleasant	pleasant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	lovely	lovely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suggest** *speech: suggest* | past | the thesaurus |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The class shared one thesaurus per table.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thesaurus:x6:1
# text = The class shared one thesaurus per table.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shared	share	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	thesaurus	thesaurus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	per	per	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | past | the class | one thesaurus |  |  |  | per table | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A dinosaur called «Thesaurus» is a common classroom joke.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thesaurus:x7:1
# text = A dinosaur called «Thesaurus» is a common classroom joke.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dinosaur	dinosaur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Thesaurus	Thesaurus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	classroom	classroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | participle |  | a dinosaur *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a dinosaur | a common classroom joke |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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