thesis
thesis Lexical Profile
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• noun
A statement, theory, or central premise that is put forward to be maintained, argued, or proved.
"Her central thesis is that early childhood literacy directly influences long-term economic mobility."
A long, formal essay or treatise involving personal research, written by a candidate for a university degree.
"He spent the entire summer in the university archives researching and writing his master's thesis."
In Hegelian philosophy, the initial stage in a dialectical process in which a concept or proposition is put forward before being confronted by its opposite (the antithesis).
"In dialectical reasoning, the tension between the initial thesis and its antithesis is ultimately resolved through synthesis."
Word Nuance & Usage
The plural of 'thesis' is 'theses' (pronounced THEE-seez). In American English, 'thesis' typically refers to a master's or undergraduate research project while 'dissertation' refers to a doctoral work, whereas in British English this distinction is often reversed.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century via Late Latin from Ancient Greek 'thesis', meaning 'a setting down, placement, or proposition', derived from the verb 'tithenai' ('to put or place').