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Roget

ro·get

US/roʊˈʒeɪ/ uncommon

noun

1.

English physician who in retirement compiled a well-known thesaurus (1779-1869)

Origin

Eponymous, named after Peter Mark Roget (1779-1869)'s 1805 thesaurus.

Phrases

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