Roget International Thesaurus Index 5E

Cover of Roget International Thesaurus Index 5E by Robert L. Chapman
Author: Robert L. Chapman
Publisher: HarperCollins
Year: 1992
Language: en
Edition: 5th
Pages: 1168
ISBN-13: 9780062700148
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Weight: 4.3 Pounds
Dewey Decimal: 423.1, 423/.1
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Roget International Thesaurus Index 5E by Robert L. Chapman, published by HarperCollins on August 23, 1992, is a comprehensive reference work that serves as an essential resource for language users. This fifth edition has been completely expanded, reorganized, and updated, maintaining Dr. Peter Mark Roget’s original category concept that groups synonyms, antonyms, and related words for quick and easy comparison. With 1,168 pages, this edition includes 1,073 categories, featuring 31 entirely new topics such as fitness, substance abuse, and computer science.

Readers will find a wealth of information in this thesaurus, which encompasses 325,000 words and phrases, reflecting contemporary language usage. The edition includes boldface type for commonly used words, usage labels, and unique word lists covering various themes, making it a valuable tool for writers, students, and anyone seeking to enhance their vocabulary. This updated thesaurus not only preserves the time-tested format but also incorporates the latest phrases, slang, and foreign terms, ensuring it meets the needs of 21st-century language users.

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Roget’s International Thesaurus®, fifth edition, is the original — now completely expanded, reorganized, revised and updated — the definitive thesaurus for the 21st century.

While retaining Dr. Peter Mark Roget’s fundamental and brilliant category concept which groups all synonyms, antonyms and related words together for quick and easy comparison without all the needless repetition and cross referencing of alphabetical thesauruses, this new fifth edition is:

  • the most up-to-date — with 1073 categories including 31 entirely new ones concerning such topics as the body, fitness and exercise, substance abuse, all kinds of sports, books, motion pictures and computer science
  • definitive — based on extensive word association research into how words are actually used, resulting in the most current reflection of the language today and including the latest phrases, slang and commonly used foreign terms
  • the most comprehensive thesaurus available — 325,000 words and phrases
  • an invaluable source book with many additional features — boldface type for the most commonly used words in a category, usage and foreign language labels throughout and a unique and useful feature of word lists including lists for measurements, gods and goddesses, manias and phobias, groups and movements, state mottos and more
  • time-tested — this definitive, updated edition retains the original time-tested format that allows much more depth of information

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