Thesis (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural the·ses [thee-seez]. /ˈθi siz/.
  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.
  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. the downward stroke in conducting; downbeat.
  5. Prosody.
    • a part of a metrical foot that does not bear the ictus or stress.
    • (less commonly) the part of a metrical foot that bears the ictus.
  6. See under Hegelian dialectic.
noun plural -ses (-siːz)
  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. 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
  7. the first stage in the Hegelian dialectic, that is challenged by the antithesis
Thesis (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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