thesis
[ thee-sis ]
/ ˈθi sɪs /
noun, plural the·ses [thee-seez] /ˈθi siz/.
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.
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.
Prosody.
- 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.
See under Hegelian dialectic.
Origin of thesis
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
Words nearby thesis
Definition for thesis (2 of 2)
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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British Dictionary definitions for thesis (1 of 2)
thesis
/ (ˈθiːsɪs) /
noun plural -ses (-siːz)
Word Origin for thesis
C16: via Late Latin from Greek: a placing, from
tithenai to place
British Dictionary definitions for thesis (2 of 2)
Hegelian dialectic
/ (hɪˈɡeɪlɪan, heɪˈɡiː-) /
noun
philosophy
an interpretive method in which the contradiction between a proposition (thesis) and its antithesis is resolved at a higher level of truth (synthesis)