thesis

(thē'sĭs)
n., pl., -ses (-sēz).

1. A proposition that is maintained by argument.
2. A dissertation advancing an original point of view as a result of research, especially as a requirement for an academic degree.
3. A hypothetical proposition, especially one put forth without proof.
4. The first stage of the Hegelian dialectic process.
5. 1. The long or accented part of a metrical foot, especially in quantitative verse.
   2. The unaccented or short part of a metrical foot, especially in accentual verse.
6. Music. The accented section of a measure.

[Latin, from Greek, from tithenai, to put. Senses 5 and 6, Middle English, from Late Latin, lowering of the voice, from Greek, downbeat, from tithenai.]

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noun

1. A hypothetical controversial proposition: contention, contestation. See opinion.
2. A thorough, written presentation of an original point of view: dissertation. See words.
3. Something taken to be true without proof: assumption, postulate, postulation, premise, presupposition, supposition, theory. See reason/unreason.

n

Definition: belief, assumption
Antonyms: certainty, fact, proof, reality

thesis, an argument or proposition, which may be opposed by an antithesis; or a scholarly essay defending some proposition, usually a dissertation submitted for an academic degree. The thesis of a literary work is its abstract doctrinal content, that is, a proposition for which it argues. For ‘thesis novel’, see roman à thèse; for ‘thesis play’, see problem play.

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

The first part of an antithetical figure of speech; also, the unaccented or shorter part of a poetic foot.

IN BRIEF: An essay or treatise on a particular subject.

The average Ph.D. thesis is nothing but a transference of bones from one graveyard to another. — James Frank Dobie

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For a list of words related to thesis, see:

• Notions, Ideas, and Methods - thesis: proposition held for proof by argument
• Curricula, Studies, Learning, and Tests - thesis: lengthy essay based on original research written by candidate for degree, esp. doctorate
• Rhetoric and Figures of Speech - thesis: position set forth for argument by speaker or writer
• Reason and Rationale - thesis: position or proposition set forth for proof or argument

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tesis, tese, afhandling, disputats

Nederlands (Dutch)
stelling, proefschrift

Français (French)
n. - thèse (de doctorat), mémoire (sur), thèse

Deutsch (German)
n. - These, Dissertation, unbetonte Silbe, (mus.) Niederschlag

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διατριβή, πραγματεία, (προσωδ.) θέση, θέμα, θεωρητική άποψη

Italiano (Italian)
tesi, tesi di laurea

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tese (f)

Русский (Russian)
тезис, положение, диссертация, школьное сочинение, (стих.) безударный/ударный слог стопы, (лог.) тезис

Español (Spanish)
n. - tesis

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tes, sats, teori, (doktors)-avhandling, uppsats, thesis (metrik.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
论题, 论文

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 論題, 論文

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 논제, 졸업 논문, 정립

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 論文, 論題, 主張, 議題, 命題, 学位論文

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رأي علمي لما يثبت بعد الفرضيه, الأطروحه, رساله تقدم لنيل شهادة جامعيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הנחת-יסוד, מסה, מחקר, עבודה, תיזה‬

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