Thesaurus Day

When Celebrated

Always on January 18th

Gifty-ness

About the Holiday

Thesaurus Day celebrates the birthday of Peter Roget who was born on this day in 1779. He is the author of Roget's Thesaurus. A thesaurus is a book that lists synonyms - words with similar meanings. A thesaurus is helpful in writing and speeches as it gives you alternative words so you don't sound repetitive.

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