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the·sis    Audio Help   [thee-sis] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ses    Audio Help   [-seez] Pronunciation Key.
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).
5.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]

1. theory, contention, proposal.
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the·sis    Audio Help   (thē'sĭs)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. the·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.
    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.
  5. 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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