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- → Dutch: thesis
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- “ thesis ”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short ( 1879 ) A Latin Dictionary , Oxford: Clarendon Press
- thesis in Gaffiot, Félix ( 1934 ) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français , Hachette.
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[ thee -sis ]
He vigorously defended his thesis on the causes of war.
Synonyms: proposal , contention , theory
- a subject for a composition or essay.
- a dissertation on a particular subject in which one has done original research, as one presented by a candidate for a diploma or degree.
- Music. the downward stroke in conducting; downbeat. Compare arsis ( def 1 ) .
- a part of a metrical foot that does not bear the ictus or stress.
- (less commonly) the part of a metrical foot that bears the ictus. Compare arsis ( def 2 ) .
- Philosophy. Hegelian dialectic
/ ˈθiːsɪs /
- a dissertation resulting from original research, esp when submitted by a candidate for a degree or diploma
- a doctrine maintained or promoted in argument
- a subject for a discussion or essay
- an unproved statement, esp one put forward as a premise in an argument
- music the downbeat of a bar, as indicated in conducting
- (in classical prosody) the syllable or part of a metrical foot not receiving the ictus Compare arsis
- philosophy the first stage in the Hegelian dialectic, that is challenged by the antithesis
- The central idea in a piece of writing, sometimes contained in a topic sentence .
Word History and Origins
Origin of thesis 1
Example Sentences
“The Saudis have been proving the thesis of the film — they do in fact have an army,” said Thor Halvorssen, founder and chief executive of the nonprofit Human Rights Foundation, which funded the movie.
It’s a hypothesis that Bush pursued in her master’s thesis, and last year she began attending virtual Goth parties in a final round of field work before defending her doctoral thesis later this year.
While this partnership was planned prior to the coronavirus outbreak, co-founder Jordana Kier said the pandemic instantly proved out the expansion thesis.
They’ve had to defend that thesis for a very, very long time in front of a variety of different customers and different people.
Over the past decade, In-Q-Tel has been one of the most active investors in the commercial space sector, with a broad investment thesis that touches many aspects of the sector.
In “Back Home,” Gil also revisits the nostalgia for the South explored in his Johns Hopkins thesis, “Circle of Stone.”
At least father and son were in alignment on this central thesis: acting “gay”—bad; being thought of as gay—bad.
Her doctoral thesis, says Ramin Takloo at the University of Illinois, was simply outstanding.
Marshall McLuhan long ago argued the now accepted thesis that different mediums have different influences on thinking.
He wrote his Master's thesis on the underrepresentation of young people in Congress.
And indeed for most young men a college thesis is but an exercise for sharpening the wits, rarely dangerous in its later effects.
It will be for the reader to determine whether the main thesis of the book has gained or lost by the new evidence.
But the word thesis, when applied to Systems, does not mean the 'position' of single notes, but of groups of notes.
This conclusion, it need hardly be said, is in entire agreement with the main thesis of the preceding pages.
Sundry outlying Indians, with ammunition to waste, took belly and knee rests and strengthened the thesis to the contrary.
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What Is The Plural Of Thesis?
Plural word for thesis.
The plural form of thesis is theses , pronounced [ thee -seez ]. The plurals of several other singular words that end in -is are also formed in this way, including hypothesis / hypotheses , crisis / crises , and axis / axes . A similar change is made when pluralizing appendix as appendices .
Irregular plurals that are formed like theses derive directly from their original pluralization in Latin and Greek.
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Definition of thesis noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
- Students must submit a thesis on an agreed subject within four years.
- He presented this thesis for his PhD.
- a thesis for a master's degree
- He's doing a doctoral thesis on the early works of Shostakovich.
- Many departments require their students to do a thesis defense.
- She completed an MSc by thesis.
- her thesis adviser at MIT
- in a/the thesis
- thesis about
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"Theses" is the only way to make the noun "thesis" plural. Confusion arises because some mistakenly believe that all nouns ending in "s" should form a plural that adds "es" to the end of the word. When a noun ends with "is," you need to replace the "is" with an "es" to form the plural.
Thesis becomes theses in plural form for two reasons: 1) The word thesis has a Greek root, and theses is how it is pluralized in that original language. 2) There are many English words ending with -is that take on -es endings when pluralized: e.g., crisis becomes crises .
The plural of thesis is “theses.” In English, most nouns form the plural by adding an “s” at the end. However, “thesis” is one of the few exceptions to this rule. The word “thesis” has a Greek root, and “theses” is how it is pluralized in that original language. It is important to note that “theses” is the only way to make the noun “thesis” plural.
Thesis is an irregular plural noun that does not end in the typical -s / -es that regular plural noun forms take. This is so despite that theses plural does in fact end in the conventional -s/-es suffix.
plural theses ˈthē-ˌsēz. Synonyms of thesis. 1. : a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view. especially : one written by a candidate for an academic degree. 2. a. : a proposition to be proved or one advanced without proof : hypothesis. b.
plural of thesis. (Definition of theses from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of theses. theses. Research articles and research theses constitute two key genres used by scientific communities for the dissemination and ratification of knowledge. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
The proper plural of thesis is “theses.” This transformation is part of a broader pattern in the English language where certain nouns change their ending to reflect a plural state. Below, a comparison is made to illustrate the standard singular to plural transformation for nouns ending in -is:
thesis (plural theses) Senses relating to logic, rhetoric, etc. A proposition or statement supported by arguments. (by extension) A lengthy essay written to establish the validity of a thesis (sense 1.1), especially one submitted in order to complete the requirements for a non-doctoral degree in the US and a doctoral degree in the UK; a ...
The plural form of thesis is theses, pronounced [ thee-seez ]. The plurals of several other singular words that end in -is are also formed in this way, including hypothesis / hypotheses, crisis / crises, and axis / axes. A similar change is made when pluralizing appendix as appendices.
noun. /ˈθiːsɪs/. /ˈθiːsɪs/. (plural theses. /ˈθiːsiːz/. /ˈθiːsiːz/. ) thesis (on something) a long piece of writing completed by a student as part of a university degree, based on their own research. Students must submit a thesis on an agreed subject within four years.