The Large Print Roget's II Thesaurus

The perfect companion to The Large Print American HeritageR Dictionary, The Large Print Roget’s II Thesaurus, Revised Edition, carries the seal of approval of the National Association for Visually Handicapped. This easy-to-read thesaurus will help anyone searching for just the right word. It contains 6,500 synonyms and antonyms, grouped into paragraphs. Each paragraph explains the differences between synonyms and shows words in context. Special features include a list of collective nouns (such as flock), and a list of ?collateral adjectives” (such as ursine) next to the noun they correspond to (such as bear). There is also a handy section defining prefixes and suffixes.

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