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Roget

[roh-zhey, roh-zhey, rozh-ey]

noun

  1. Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.



Roget

/ ˈrɒʒeɪ /

noun

  1. Peter Mark . 1779–1869, English physician, who on retirement devised a Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases (1852), a classified list of synonyms

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Michelin estimates that globally tyres emit around 3 million tonnes of particles annually - and create another 3 million tonnes of particles from road surfaces, its technical and scientific communications director Cyrille Roget said.

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Crosby wants Roget's Thesaurus because with that, and a sharp stick, "I could do some useful writing".

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More of this kind of thing can and will be said, limited only by the reach of “Roget’s Thesaurus.”

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Optimising the technology for road vehicles is, however, a totally different challenge, Mr Roget says: "We have 130 years of experience and knowledge in perfecting inflatable structures like pneumatic tyres. Airless technology is very recent."

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“To be able to work with them on it and be able to work with Roget for the first time” means something, Anderson says.

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