Thesis
['θiːsɪs] or ['θisɪs]
Definition
(noun.) an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument.
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Definition
(n.) A position or proposition which a person advances and offers to maintain, or which is actually maintained by argument.
(n.) Hence, an essay or dissertation written upon specific or definite theme; especially, an essay presented by a candidate for a diploma or degree.
(n.) An affirmation, or distinction from a supposition or hypothesis.
(n.) The accented part of the measure, expressed by the downward beat; -- the opposite of arsis.
(n.) The depression of the voice in pronouncing the syllables of a word.
(n.) The part of the foot upon which such a depression falls.
Editor: Sasha
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Proposition, position, dictum, doctrine.[2]. Theme, subject, topic, text.[3]. Essay, dissertation, composition.
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Definition
n. a position or that which is set down or advanced for argument: a subject for a scholastic exercise: an essay on a theme:—pl. Theses (thē′sēz).—adj. Thet′ic.—adv. Thet′ically.
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Examples
- I am not at all displeased that the thesis and dedication with which we were threatened are blown over, for I dislike much all sorts of mummery. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- We may observe how nearly Plato approaches Aristotle's famous thesis, that 'good actions produce good habits. Plato. The Republic.
- Some details are needed to make them sound less like a thesis and more like a practical programme. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The fact that assumption plays a large part in our mental attitude toward practical affairs should make us wary of contesting the legitimacy of scientific hypo theses. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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