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  1. noun A proposition that is maintained by argument.
  2. noun A dissertation advancing an original point of view as a result of research, especially as a requirement for an academic degree.
  3. noun A hypothetical proposition, especially one put forth without proof.
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  • "I'm inviting people, in a practical way, to develop a manual of cooking ideas and throw out what I call the thesis or theory of cooking." —  The Journal-Standard Homepage RSS
  • This thesis is amply illustrated by Zakaria's astute readings of the rise of India and China and the decline of Britain. —  VQR
  • Whether your thesis is a stand-alone document or a defensible platform or argument, it will often serve as a lasting record of what you have accomplished in your program of study. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • This thesis is the result of a study of some seven hundred dogs of four different breeds that lived at home with their owners. —  innovations-report
  • So the thesis is a little oversimplified in that respect. —  cityofsound
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  1. Latin, from Greek, from tithenai, to put; see dhē- in Indo-European roots. Senses 5 and 6, Middle English, from Late Latin, lowering of the voice, from Greek, downbeat, from tithenai.

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  1. = French thèse = Spanish tésis = Portuguese these = Italian tesi = German thesis, these, from Latin thesis, from Greek θέσις, a proposition, a statement, a thing laid down, thesis in rhetoric, thesis in prosody (from the setting down of the foot in beating time); cf. θετός, placed, from τιθέναι (√ θε), put set: see do. Cf. theme, from the same Greek verb.
 

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