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noun, plural the·ses 
[-seez] .
[-seez] . 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.
Music. the downward stroke in conducting; downbeat. Compare arsis (def. 1).
5.
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COLLAPSEPhilosophy. See under Hegelian dialectic.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek thésis a setting down, something set down, equivalent to the- (stem of tithénai to put, set down) + -sis -sis
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek thésis a setting down, something set down, equivalent to the- (stem of tithénai to put, set down) + -sis -sis
Synonyms
1. theory, contention, proposal.
1. theory, contention, proposal.
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Thesis
is always a great word to know.
So is third. Does it mean:
| dissonant chord |
| tone on the third degree from a given tone counted as the first |
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Hegelian dialectic
noun
an interpretive method, originally used to relate specific entities or events to the absolute idea, in which some assertible proposition (thesis) is necessarily opposed by an equally assertible and apparently contradictory proposition (antithesis), the mutual contradiction being reconciled on a higher level of truth by a third proposition (synthesis).
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| thesis (ˈθiːsɪs) | |
| —n , pl -ses | |
| 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. | music the downbeat of a bar, as indicated in conducting |
| 6. | Compare arsis (in classical prosody) the syllable or part of a metrical foot not receiving the ictus |
| 7. | philosophy the first stage in the Hegelian dialectic, that is challenged by the antithesis |
| [C16: via Late Latin from Greek: a placing, from tithenai to place] | |
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Word Origin & History
thesis
late 14c., "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
EXPANDput, to do" (see factitious). Sense in logic of "a proposition, statement to be proved" is first recorded 1570s; that of "dissertation written by a candidate for a university degree" is from 1650s.
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Cultural Dictionary
thesis definition
The central idea in a piece of writing, sometimes contained in a topic sentence.
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