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| quarter rest that is lengthened by a dot |
| chord of three tones, one consisting of a given tone with its major or minor third augmented |
| 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] | |
The central idea in a piece of writing, sometimes contained in a topic sentence.