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• thesis — (n.) 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… …   Etymology dictionary

• thesis — [thē′sis] n. pl. theses [thē′sēz΄] [L < Gr, a placing, position, proposition < base of tithenai, to put, place: see DO1] 1. a) in classical Greek poetry, the long syllable of a foot b) in later poetry, the short or unaccented syllable or… …   English World dictionary

• Thesis — The sis, n.; pl. {Theses}. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to place, set. See {Do}, and cf. {Anathema}, {Apothecary}, {Epithet}, {Hypothesis}, {Parenthesis}, {Theme}, {Tick} a cover.] 1. A position or proposition which a person advances and offers to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• thesis — ► NOUN (pl. theses) 1) a statement or theory put forward to be maintained or proved. 2) a long essay or dissertation involving personal research, written as part of a university degree. ORIGIN Greek, placing, a proposition …   English terms dictionary

• Thesis — This article is about thesis in the academic sense. For the American novel, see The Dissertation. For other uses, see Thesis (disambiguation). University of Olomouc thesis from 1713 with motif of Ottoman Wars A dissertation or thesis …   Wikipedia

• thesis — [[t]θi͟ːsiːz[/t]] theses 1) N COUNT A thesis is an idea or theory that is expressed as a statement and is discussed in a logical way. This thesis does not stand up to close inspection. ...proponents of the thesis that computers can be programmed… …   English dictionary

• thesis — noun 1 part of a university/college degree ADJECTIVE ▪ doctoral, honors (AmE), MA, Master s, MSc, PhD, senior (AmE), etc. ▪ re …   Collocations dictionary

• thesis — 01. He did an analysis of the way children learn language for his Master s [thesis]. 02. He did his doctoral [thesis] on the marriage customs of slaves living in ancient Rome. 03. I figure that it will take me three more months to finish my… …   Grammatical examples in English

• thesis */*/ — UK [ˈθiːsɪs] / US [ˈθɪsɪs] noun [countable] Word forms thesis : singular thesis plural theses UK [ˈθiːsiːz] / US [ˈθɪˌsɪz] 1) a long piece of writing that is the final part of an advanced university degree thesis on: He wrote a doctoral thesis on …   English dictionary

• degree — degreed, adj. degreeless, adj. /di gree /, n. 1. any of a series of steps or stages, as in a process or course of action; a point in any scale. 2. a stage or point in or as if in progression or retrogression: We followed the degrees of her… …   Universalium

• thesis — the|sis [ˈθi:sıs] n plural theses [ si:z] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: Greek, act of laying down , from tithenai to put, lay down ] 1.) a long piece of writing about a particular subject that you do as part of an advanced university degree… …   Dictionary of contemporary English