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thesis

[ thee-sis ]

noun

, plural the·ses [thee, -seez].
  1. a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:

    He vigorously defended his thesis on the causes of war.

    Synonyms: proposal, contention, theory

  2. a subject for a composition or essay.
  3. a dissertation on a particular subject in which one has done original research, as one presented by a candidate for a diploma or degree.
  4. Music. the downward stroke in conducting; downbeat. Compare arsis ( def 1 ).
  5. Prosody.
    1. a part of a metrical foot that does not bear the ictus or stress.
    2. (less commonly) the part of a metrical foot that bears the ictus. Compare arsis ( def 2 ).
  6. Philosophy. Hegelian dialectic


thesis

/ ˈθiːsɪs /

noun

  1. a dissertation resulting from original research, esp when submitted by a candidate for a degree or diploma
  2. a doctrine maintained or promoted in argument
  3. a subject for a discussion or essay
  4. an unproved statement, esp one put forward as a premise in an argument
  5. music the downbeat of a bar, as indicated in conducting
  6. (in classical prosody) the syllable or part of a metrical foot not receiving the ictus Compare arsis
  7. philosophy the first stage in the Hegelian dialectic, that is challenged by the antithesis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


thesis

  1. The central idea in a piece of writing, sometimes contained in a topic sentence .


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Word History and Origins

Origin of thesis1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin, from Greek thésis “a setting down, something set down,” equivalent to the- (stem of tithénai “to put, set down”) + -sis noun suffix; -sis
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Word History and Origins

Origin of thesis1

C16: via Late Latin from Greek: a placing, from tithenai to place
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Example Sentences

“The Saudis have been proving the thesis of the film — they do in fact have an army,” said Thor Halvorssen, founder and chief executive of the nonprofit Human Rights Foundation, which funded the movie.

It’s a hypothesis that Bush pursued in her master’s thesis, and last year she began attending virtual Goth parties in a final round of field work before defending her doctoral thesis later this year.

While this partnership was planned prior to the coronavirus outbreak, co-founder Jordana Kier said the pandemic instantly proved out the expansion thesis.

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They’ve had to defend that thesis for a very, very long time in front of a variety of different customers and different people.

Over the past decade, In-Q-Tel has been one of the most active investors in the commercial space sector, with a broad investment thesis that touches many aspects of the sector.

In “Back Home,” Gil also revisits the nostalgia for the South explored in his Johns Hopkins thesis, “Circle of Stone.”

At least father and son were in alignment on this central thesis: acting “gay”—bad; being thought of as gay—bad.

Her doctoral thesis, says Ramin Takloo at the University of Illinois, was simply outstanding.

Marshall McLuhan long ago argued the now accepted thesis that different mediums have different influences on thinking.

He wrote his Master's thesis on the underrepresentation of young people in Congress.

And indeed for most young men a college thesis is but an exercise for sharpening the wits, rarely dangerous in its later effects.

It will be for the reader to determine whether the main thesis of the book has gained or lost by the new evidence.

But the word thesis, when applied to Systems, does not mean the 'position' of single notes, but of groups of notes.

This conclusion, it need hardly be said, is in entire agreement with the main thesis of the preceding pages.

Sundry outlying Indians, with ammunition to waste, took belly and knee rests and strengthened the thesis to the contrary.

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What Is The Plural Of Thesis?

Plural word for thesis

The plural form of thesis is theses, pronounced [ thee-seez ]. The plurals of several other singular words that end in -is are also formed in this way, including hypothesis/hypotheses, crisis/crises, and axis/axes. A similar change is made when pluralizing appendix as appendices

Irregular plurals that are formed like theses derive directly from their original pluralization in Latin and Greek.

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