This thesaurus is based on the system devised by Peter Roget for his original thesaurus of 1852. Words and phrases are arranged according to the ideas or concepts that they express within an overall system of categories and classes. Thus the user can start from an idea and explore different ways to express it. This fifth edition brings Roget's original category concept towards the 21st century. 325,000 words and phrases are grouped by concept into 1073 categories with all synonyms, antonyms and related words presented ...
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This thesaurus is based on the system devised by Peter Roget for his original thesaurus of 1852. Words and phrases are arranged according to the ideas or concepts that they express within an overall system of categories and classes. Thus the user can start from an idea and explore different ways to express it. This fifth edition brings Roget's original category concept towards the 21st century. 325,000 words and phrases are grouped by concept into 1073 categories with all synonyms, antonyms and related words presented together for quick and easy reference. The text has been fully revised and expanded, including 31 entirely new categories, such as computers, fitness and exercise, and all kinds of sport. The whole range of language from archaisms to the latest slang (labelled) is included.
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Illustrated by Old Portrait OF ROGET near biography. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 6x9"thick VERY GOOD CONDITION in VERY GOOD CLIPT (NO PR ICE) DUST JACKET...Clean, Solid Bright copy..; FRONT COVER HAS GOLD TITLES ON BLACK CLOTH SPINE STRIP...Dark red hard covers.....interesting book to read if interested in sound of language. BIOGRAPHY, PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION; SYNOPSIS OF CATEGORIES; . INDEXED. foredge finger indented for ease of alpha search. INCLUDES ROGET'S PREFACE TO HIS 1852 FIRST EDITION..; 1317pg heavy pages; ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED., . GOLD titles on BLACK SPINE CLOTH...RED CLOTH HARD COVERS..