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–noun, plural -ses

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1.	a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, esp. 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.	Music. the downward stroke in conducting; downbeat. Compare arsis (def. 1).

Prosody.

a.	a part of a metrical foot that does not bear the ictus or stress.

b.	(less commonly) the part of a metrical foot that bears the ictus. Compare arsis (def. 2).

6.	Philosophy. See under Hegelian dialectic.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L < Gk thésis a setting down, something set down, equiv. to the- (s. of tithénai to put, set down) + -sis -sis

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—Synonyms 1. theory, contention, proposal.

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n. pl. the·ses (-sēz)

A proposition that is maintained by argument.
A dissertation advancing an original point of view as a result of research, especially as a requirement for an academic degree.
A hypothetical proposition, especially one put forth without proof.
The first stage of the Hegelian dialectic process.
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.
Music The accented section of a measure.

[Latin, from Greek, from tithenai, to put; see dhē- in Indo-European roots. Senses 5 and 6, Middle English, from Late Latin, lowering of the voice, from Greek, downbeat, from tithenai.]

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