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2nd Thesaurus
A thesaurus is a book that lists synonyms and antonyms for words to help improve writing by finding new words with similar or opposite meanings. Synonyms are words with similar meanings, while antonyms are words with opposite meanings. The thesaurus allows writers to explore new vocabulary and precisely convey their intended meaning.
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- 25. Do you everget tired of using the same old words over and over again when you are writing? Do you ever want to use a new word for an old word?
- 26. If you dothen you need a thesaurus! What is a thesaurus? A thesaurus is book about words. Like a dictionary, the entry words are listed in alphabetical order. However, instead of giving the meanings of those words, the thesaurus lists synonyms and sometimes antonyms for each entry word.
- 27. What is asynonym? Synonyms are words that have similar meanings. Example: a synonym for happy would be glad
- 28. What is anantonym? Antonyms are words which have opposite meanings. Example: Hot Cold
- 29. Why would weuse a thesaurus? We use a thesaurus to improve our writing and to explore words. The thesaurus can show you the right word to use to say exactly what you mean and to introduce you to new words.
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- 33. Let’s take alook at the thesarus!