ROGET’S 21st CENTURY THESAURUS - I N D I C T I O N A R Y F O R M - Third Edition

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Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus (Third Edition) presents a modern, dictionary-form reference for home, school, and office use, edited by Barbara Ann Kipfer and produced with the Philip Lief Group. The work supports rapid word discovery by combining an A-to-Z structure with a Concept Index and quick access guides that connect words to meanings and meanings to words. It expands coverage with antonyms and hundreds of new headwords, reflecting evolving language and communication needs.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryForms

FormatPDF

Pages977

Reading Time5 h 42 min

AccessFree to download

Preface

Introduction

How to Use the Concept Index

Quick Reference Guide to Concepts

Concept Index

HIGH PRAISE FOR ROGET’S 21st CENTURY THESAURUS in Dictionary Form “Exceptional . . . unique words and groupings . . . this source is a gem!” —Booklist “OUTSTANDING!” —American Bookseller “INNOVATIVE CLEAN, THOROUGH a word that can be almost tasted is accessed in nanoseconds. It’s close to instant gratiﬁcation, anda perfect adjunct to the dictionary . . . This thesaurus ﬁts the meaning of the word. IT’S A TREASURE.” —San Diego Writers’ Monthly “A SOLID FRAME OF REFERENCE.” —USA Today TOMORROW’S CLASSIC FOR TODAY’S USER QUANTITY SALES Most Dell books are available at special quantity discounts when purchased in bulk by corporations, organizations, or groups. Special imprints, messages, and excerpts can be produced to meet your needs. For more information, write to: Dell Publishing, 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. Attention: Director, Special Markets. INDIVIDUAL SALES Are there any Dell books you want but cannot ﬁnd in your local stores? If so, you can order them directly from us. You can get any Dell book currently in print. For a complete up-to-date listing of our books and information on how to order, write to: Dell Readers Service, Box DR, 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. ROGET’S 21 ST CENTURY THESAURUS I N D I C T I O N A R Y F O R M Third Edition The Essential Reference for Home, School, or Ofﬁce EDITED BY THE PRINCETON LANGUAGE INSTITUTE Barbara Ann Kipfer, Ph.D ., Head Lexicographer Produced by The Philip Lief Group, Inc. ROGET’S 21ST CENTURY THESAURUS, 3rd EDITION A Delta Book / May 2005 Published by arrangement with The Philip Lief Group, Inc. Published by Bantam Dell A Division of Random House, Inc. New York, New York All rights reserved Copyright © 1992, 1993, 1999, 2005 by The Philip Lief Group, Inc. Delta is a registered trademark of Random House, Inc., and the colophon is a trademark of Random House, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication data on ﬁle with the publisher. ISBN 0-385-33895-3 Printed in the United States of America Published simultaneously in Canada [www.bantamdell.com](www.bantamdell.com) BVG 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 CONTENTS Preface vii Introduction ix A THESAURUS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1 How to Use the Concept Index 923 Quick Reference Guide to Concepts 925 CONCEPT INDEX 927 PREFACE More than ever before, our language and our ideas about language are changing as rapidly as the world around us. Our Information Age has been made possible, of course, by the ever-expanding technology of computers and the extraordinary explosion of information from the Internet and World Wide Web. We are receiving more information than we had ever imagined possible. But how do we process this information—and articulate it in speech and writing? With expanded research and development of artiﬁcial intelligence systems, we have been able to examine more closely the complex cognitive relationships human beings form between their ideas and the words they choose. We now know more about how this process works, and how it can be re-created. Learning from this, current lexicographical research must go beyond traditional methods and techniques to develop effective and contemporary reference materials for students, linguists, and writers. Most people learn a new word by guessing, based on context, what that word means. Recent studies on students’ ability to develop reference skills bear this out. Combining this proven pattern with the advanced theories of language gained through electronic media, we have arrived at an“onomasiological” approach to understanding American English. That is, we are capable of traveling successfully from a meaning to a word instead of the straightforward dictionary approach of going from word to meaning. Onomasiologically, readers move from the concepts of “yellow” and“ﬂower” to a selection of words that describe the combination, or from the notion of a “positive state of mind” to its

FAQs

What approach does Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus support for finding words?

It enables searching both from word to meaning and from meaning to word, using an onomasiological approach to move from concepts to suitable word choices.

What additions distinguish the Third Edition?

The third edition is expanded with antonyms and several hundred new headwords reflecting changes in language and everyday life.

How does the Concept Index help readers?

The Concept Index illustrates semantic relationships and provides helpful links between words, complementing the familiar A-to-Z listings and sense divisions.

Sep 13, 2026

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