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Is a thesaurus a type of intensional dictionary?
That is, in other words to say, is a thesaurus the best anybody can do at organizing a dictionary by their definition, and not their spelling?
4 Answers
- AuntKatieLv 77 years ago
A thesaurus is not a dictionary. It is a book that lists words in alphabetical order, and for each word it gives several synonyms for that word - other words that you could use instead of it.
- choko_canyonLv 77 years ago
a thesaurus supplies synonyms, not definitions. It's not a dictionary at all.
- gLv 77 years ago
No, not exactly. The main function of a thesaurus is to suggest words in groups of synonyms and related concepts.
- GuantanamoGeorgeLv 77 years ago
Do you mean "intentional"? Is there such a thing as an unintentional dictionary?
