Ro ‧ get's The ‧ sau ‧ rus /ˌrɒʒeɪz θɪˈsɔːrəs $ rəʊˌʒeɪz-/ BrE AmE trademark
the first English ↑ thesaurus (=a book in which words and phrases are put into groups with other words and phrases that have similar meanings) , written by Peter Mark Roget and ↑ publish ed in 1852. New modern ↑ edition s of the book are still published today.