National Thesaurus Day 2023: Dates, Meanings and More! -

National Thesaurus Day 2023: Date, Significance, And More!

National Thesaurus Day 2023: Whenever we need the perfect word to convey our thoughts in a paragraph or a conversation, our fingers often tap away in search of a page The web has millions of results for synonyms and antonyms, Thesaurus.

Many members of this digital decade may not know it, but Thesaurus was a book before it became a leading website. Thanks to Peter Mark Roget, who started the book in 1848 and finished it in 1852 with over 15000 words. His incredibly useful creation is commemorated on January 18 as National Thesaurus Day.

January 18 also marks Roget’s birthday. He titled the book “A Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases Classified and Arranged to Facilitate the Expression of Ideas and Aid Literary Composition.”

January 18 Thesaurus Day@_NSSIndia @nsstvm @nssitdkerala pic.twitter.com/Hr1nHJrrGX

– NSS 103 (@NSS_CPTC)
January 18, 2023

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What is a thesaurus?

First recorded in English, the word Thesaurus was coined in 1730 and comes from the Greek word thēsaurós, meaning “storehouse,” “treasure,” or “treasury.”

Thesaurus is currently the leading online thesaurus and go-to website for writers, students, and professionals.
Peter Mark Roget is credited with authoring the first thesaurus and popularizing the modern meaning of the word. January 18 also marks Roget’s birthday.
He titled the book “A Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases Classified and Arranged to Facilitate the Expression of Ideas and Aid Literary Composition.”

Happy Thesaurus Day! Today use as many words as possible to describe, narrate, narrate, tell, repeat words.#thesaurusday #lotsofwordsmeaningful #synonym #expect #messageshopenz pic.twitter.com/rlSGULEbCu

– Message of Hope NZ (@messageshopenz)
January 17, 2023

Who is Peter Mark Roget?

Born	January 18, 1779 Soho, London, England
Die	September 12, 1869 (age 90), West Malvern, England
old school	Edinburgh University
Known for	Thesaurus of English words and phrases
Couple	Mary Taylor Hobson (1824–1833)
Children	2

British physician Peter Mark Roget was born on January 18, 1779 and died on September 12, 1869.
He was an English physician, natural theologian, lexicographer and founding secretary of the Portico Library.
Best known for publishing Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, a classified collection of related words, in 1852.
In 1824, he read a paper to the Royal Society about a special optical illusion along with the book.
His work is considered the origin of the sustained theory of vision that was later used to explain apparent motion in films and animation.

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Timeline of National Thesaurus Day

TIME	EVENT
4th century	Sanskrit has a thesaurus in poetic form, titled ‘Amarakosha’.
1848	Peter Mark Roget begins writing ‘Thesaurus’ informally.
1852	Roget completed the first ‘Thesaurus’.
2009	Historical thesauruses of English include dates next to each word as it makes sense.

Meaning of the day National Thesaurus

Happy National Dictionary Day! I believe every writer should have a stack of Thesauruses in their arsenal. https://t.co/AOhVg1fL4O is one of my favorite resources. What are some of your favorite writing resource books? #writingcommunity #Writer #writersofttwitter #writing pic.twitter.com/cEDPXIIf63

– RM McDermott (@RMMcDermott1)
January 17, 2023

1. Thesaurus helps us expand our vocabulary and aids us in communicating with different groups of people,

2. Studies have shown that a larger vocabulary helps children learn better because it provides more word choices, allowing them to improve their reading comprehension skills.

3. The more precise words we use, the better the story we tell because different words make the story more stimulating and fun.