I like my old Rogets for much the same reason as I like my old dictionary.
They use words like appraisal, evaluation, assessment, their Rogets litany, to avoid the constrained "test" connotation.
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Roget — in reference to the Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases published 1852 by English physician and philologist Peter Mark Roget (1779 1869) … Etymology dictionary
Roget — (Бенитачель,Испания) Категория отеля: Адрес: 3730 Бенитачель, Испания Описа … Каталог отелей
Roget — Très présent en Vallespir (Saint Laurent de Cerdans), c est un diminutif formé sur Roig (voir ce nom) … Noms de famille
Roget — [rō zhā′] Peter Mark 1779 1869; Eng. writer & physician: compiler of a thesaurus … English World dictionary
Roget — Peter Mark Roget (* 18. Januar 1779 in London; † 12. September 1869 in West Malvern, Worcestershire) war ein englischer Arzt und Lexikograph. Roget s Thesaurus 1852 erschien sein Werk Roget s Thesaurus, das für die englische Sprache rasch… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Roget — noun English physician who in retirement compiled a well known thesaurus (1779 1869) • Syn: ↑Peter Mark Roget • Instance Hypernyms: ↑doctor, ↑doc, ↑physician, ↑MD, ↑Dr., ↑medico * * * roget( … Useful english dictionary
Roget — n. Peter Mark Roget (1779 1869), English doctor and lexicographer, author of an English language thesaurus … English contemporary dictionary
Roget's Thesaurus — is a widely used English thesaurus, created by Dr. Peter Mark Roget (1779–1869) in 1805 and released to the public on 29 April, 1852. The original edition had 15,000 words, and each new edition has been larger. The Karpeles Manuscript Library… … Wikipedia
Roget's Thesaurus — Roget’s Thesaurus [Rogets Thesaurus] (also infml Roget) a popular ↑reference book, originally written by Peter Mark Roget (1779–1869) and first published in 1852. Roget was a scientist and inventor who started work on the thesaurus when he… … Useful english dictionary
Roget’s Thesaurus — (also infml Roget) a popular reference book, originally written by Peter Mark Roget (1779–1869) and first published in 1852. Roget was a scientist and inventor who started work on the thesaurus when he retired as Secretary of the Royal Society in … Universalium
Roget, Peter Mark — born Jan. 18, 1779, London, Eng. died Sept. 12, 1869, West Malvern, Worcestershire English physician and philologist. In 1814 he invented a slide rule for calculating the roots and powers of numbers. He was instrumental in founding the University … Universalium
