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the⋅sis

  [thee-sis]
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–noun, plural -ses  [-seez] .
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

Synonyms:
1. theory, contention, proposal.
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the·sis   (thē'sĭs)   
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.

  6. 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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Cultural Dictionary

thesis

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

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Word Origin & History

thesis 
1398, "unaccented syllable or note," from L. thesis "unaccented syllable in poetry," later "stressed part of a metrical foot," from Gk. thesis "a proposition," also "downbeat" (in music), originally "a setting down or placing," from root of tithenai "to place, put, set," from PIE base *dhe- "to put, to do" (see factitious). Sense in logic of "a proposition, statement to be proved" is first recorded 1579; that of "dissertation written by a candidate for a university degree" is from 1653.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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