ROGET'S THESAURUS OF ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES ...

Phr. the plot thickens; acervatim [Lat.]; tibi seris tibi metis [Lat.].
73. Nonassemblage. Dispersion -- N. {opp.
72} dispersion; disjunction &c 44; divergence &c 291; aspersion; scattering &c v.;
dissemination, diffusion, dissipation, distribution; apportionment &c 786; spread,
respersion † , circumfusion † , interspersion, spargefaction † ; affusion † .
waifs and estrays † , flotsam and jetsam, disjecta membra [Lat.], [Horace]; waveson † .
V. disperse, scatter, sow, broadcast, disseminate, diffuse, shed, spread, bestrew,
overspread, dispense, disband, disembody, dismember, distribute; apportion &c 786;
blow off, let out, dispel, cast forth, draught off; strew, straw, strow † ; ted; spirtle † , cast,
sprinkle; issue, deal out, retail, utter; resperse † , intersperse; set abroach † , circumfuse † .
turn adrift, cast adrift; scatter to the winds; spread like wildfire, disperse themselves.
Adj. unassembled &c (assemble) &c 72; dispersed &c v.; sparse, dispread, broadcast,
sporadic, widespread; epidemic &c (general) 78; adrift, stray; disheveled, streaming.
Adv. sparsim † , here and there, passim.
74. [Place of meeting.] Focus -- N. focus; point of convergence &c 290; corradiation † ;
center &c 222; gathering place, resort haunt retreat; venue; rendezvous; rallying point,
headquarters, home, club; depot &c (store) 636; trysting place; place of meeting, place of
resort, place of assignation; point de reunion; issue.
V. bring to a point, bring to a focus, bring to an issue.
4. DISTRIBUTIVE ORDER
75. Class -- N. class, division, category, categorema † , head, order, section; department,
subdepartment, province, domain.
kind, sort, genus, species, variety, family, order, kingdom, race, tribe, caste, sept, clan,
breed, type, subtype, kit, sect, set, subset; assortment; feather, kidney; suit; range; gender,
sex, kin.
manner, description, denomination, designation, rubric, character, stamp predicament;
indication, particularization, selection, specification.
similarity &c 17.
76. [Comprehension under, or reference to a class.] Inclusion -- N. {opp.
77} inclusion, admission, comprehension, reception.
composition &c (inclusion in a compound) 54.
V. be included in &c; come under, fall under, range under; belong to, pertain to; range
with; merge in.
include, comprise, comprehend, contain, admit, embrace, receive; inclose &c
(circumscribe) 229; embody, encircle.
reckon among, enumerate among, number among; refer to; place with, arrange with,
place under; take into account.
Adj. included, including &c v.; inclusive; congener, congenerous; of the same class &c
75; encircling.
Phr. a maximis ad minima [Lat.], et hoc genus omne [Lat.], &c etc.; et coetera [Lat.].