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compilation by Roget

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  In Peter Mark Roget
  …and philologist remembered for his Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases (1852), a comprehensive classification of synonyms or verbal equivalents that is still popular in modern editions.
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reference works

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  In dictionary
  …work is often called a thesaurus or synonymy. Such works, however, need an index for ease of reference, and it is unlikely that alphabetical order will be superseded except in specialized works.
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  In dictionary: Specialized dictionaries
  …Peter Mark Roget with his Thesaurus, published in 1852 and many times reprinted and reedited. Although philosophically oriented, Roget’s work has served the practical purpose of another genre, the dictionary of synonyms.
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synonyms

• In synonym
  Thesauruses, which focus on synonyms and often antonyms, have existed since the Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases was first published by British lexicographer Peter Mark Roget in 1852. Synonyms can be used as a tool to foster “elegant variation” to tackle monotony during written…
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