Roget’s International Thesaurus

1248 Pages·2002·102.61 MB·english

by  Barbara Ann Kipfer

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THE ORIGINAL ROGET'S-
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THESAURUS
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classic reference book that has been
used by millions all over the world,
Roget'sInternationalThesaurus' is the product of
more than acenturyand ahalfofcontinuous
expansion, reorganization, and improve-
ment. Today, this book is not only the most
time-tested and bestselling thesaurus ever,
but, newly revised, it is also the most up-to-
date and comprehensive reflection of the
English language as it is currentlyused.
The revolutionary achievement of Dr.
Peter Mark Roget's first edition in 1852 was
the development ofa brand-new principle:
the arrangement of words and phrases
according to their meanings. Dr. Roget's
system brings together in one place all the
terms associated with a single thought or
concept; it allows a wide-ranging survey of
language within a book ofrelatively modest
size, without the space-consuming repeti-
tions that so severely limit the scope ofthe-
sauruses arranged in a dictionary format
with A-to-Z entries. This brilliant organi-
zation makes Roget's International Thesaurus'
both the most efficient word finder and a
cutting-edge aid in stimulating thought,
organizing ideas, and writing and speaking
more clearly and effectively.
This revised and updated sixth edition
features thousands ofnewwords and phrases,
including the newest slang words and
expressions that color and inform everyday
language. At the same time, it retains all of
the hallmarks that have made Roget's
InternationalThesaurus' an enduring classic:
# More than 330,000 words and phrases
organized into 1,075 categories.
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Edited by Barbara Kipfer, Ph.D.
Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D., Consulting Editor
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Lithograph ofPeter Mark Roget:
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Staffofthe Manchester Infirmary, from 1752 to 1830, Volume 1, 1904. Courtesy of
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Contents
Biography of Peter Mark Roget vii
How to Use This Book xi
Peter Rogets Preface to the First Edition xv
Foreword by Barbara Ann Kipfer, Ph.D. xvii
Synopsis of Categories xix
Abbreviations Used in This Book xxvi
Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases
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Index 787
How
to Use This Index 788