Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
thesaurus/thesauri
English answer:
thesaurus - plural: thesauri or thesauruses
English term
Five-year degree in English Philology
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
thesaurus/thesauri
| 4 +17 | thesaurus - plural: thesauri or thesauruses |
Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar)
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| 5 +9 | thesauri |
Pnina
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| 3 +1 | depends who you ask |
Nick Somers (X)
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galileo galilei
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Oct 6, 2005 10:04: Derek Gill Franßen changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Oct 6, 2005 10:05: Derek Gill Franßen changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Non-PRO (2): humbird, writeaway
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Native in: Polish 
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, Polish, and 1 more.
thesaurus - plural: thesauri or thesauruses
the·sau·rus (th-sôrs)
n. pl. the·sau·ri (-sôr) or the·sau·rus·es
1. A book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms.
2. A book of selected words or concepts, such as a specialized vocabulary of a particular field, as of medicine or music
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Note added at 3 mins (2005-10-06 10:04:42 GMT)
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my CALD additionally says that thesauri is more formal
thesaurus /TI"sO:.r@s/ /-"sO:r.@s/ noun [C] plural thesauruses or FORMAL thesauri
a type of dictionary in which words with similar meanings are grouped together
yes it is
thesauri
Reference: Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
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Note added at 8 mins (2005-10-06 10:09:14 GMT)
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Another reference: The Oxford Paperback Dictionary
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Jack Doughty
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Thanks, Jack.
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Daphne Theodoraki
: Yes, that's the correct form. It's a Latin word and the ending in Latin is -i, not "uses". "uses" is an English ending to adapt it to the English language. But the original correct form is "-i".
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Thanks, Daphne.
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NancyLynn
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Thanks, Nancy.
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silvia b (X)
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Thanks, Silvia.
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Will Matter
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Thanks, willmatter.
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Jörgen Slet
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Thanks, Jorgen.
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humbird
: Yes, this is traditional way of pluralizing words of Latin origin.
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Thanks, humbird.
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Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
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Thanks, Saleh.
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transparx
: i also prefer thesauri, stimuli, syllabi, etc., though i wouldn't say thesauruses is incorrect
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Thanks, ninogulli.
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