thesis

  • 11Thesis — (griech.), ein Satz, namentlich ein zum Beweis aufgestellter »Leitsatz« (These); in der Metrik der Gegensatz von Arsis (s. d.), ebenso in der Musik …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 12Thesis — Thesis, These (grch.), ein Satz, der erst bewiesen werden soll; Streitsatz; in der Metrik und Musik, s. Arsis …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • 13Thesis — Thesis, griech., These, Satz; in der Logik die bestimmte Aufstellung eines Begriffs, der Hypothesis entgegengesetzt; od. Begriff, dem ein anderer entgegengesetzt wird (Antithesis); od. vollständig aufgefaßter Satz, welcher der Synthesis nicht… …

    Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • 14thesis — I noun affirmation, argument, belief, claim, conjecture, debatable issue, debatable point, doctrine, dogma, hypothesis, issue, moot point, position, postulate, postulation, premise, principle, problem, proposition, question, speculation, stand,… …

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  • 15thesis — dissertation, treatise, monograph, disquisition, *discourse Analogous words: *exposition: *argumentation, disputation: article, paper, *essay …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 16thesis — meaning ‘a dissertation’, has the plural form theses, pronounced thee seez …

    Modern English usage

  • 17thesis — ► 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 …

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  • 18thesis — [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

  • 19Thesis — 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 …

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  • 20thesis — noun 1 part of a university/college degree ADJECTIVE ▪ doctoral, honors (AmE), MA, Master s, MSc, PhD, senior (AmE), etc. ▪ re …

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