thesis

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 See also 1.3.5 External links 1.4 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin thesis < Ancient Greek θέσις (thesis), “‘a proposition, a statement, a thing laid down, thesis in rhetoric, thesis in prosody’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈθiːsɪs/; SAMPA: /"Ti:sIs/
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  Rhymes: -iːsɪs

[edit] Noun

thesis (plural theses)

1. A statement supported by arguments.
2. A written essay submitted for a university degree.

[edit] Derived terms

• master's thesis
• doctoral thesis

[edit] Related terms

• antithesis
• hypothesis
• prothesis
• prosthesis
• synthesis

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• dissertation

[edit] External links

• thesis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• thesis in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: ehisst
• heists
• shiest
• shites