| thesis Sep 23rd 2013, 02:47, by Chuck Entz English[edit] Etymology[edit] From Latin thesis, from Ancient Greek θέσις (thesis, "a proposition, a statement, a thing laid down, thesis in rhetoric, thesis in prosody") Pronunciation[edit] thesis (plural theses) - A statement supported by arguments.
- A written essay, especially one submitted for a university degree.
- Goldsmith
- I told them of the grave, becoming, and sublime deportment they should assume upon this mystical occasion, and read them two homilies and a thesis of my own composing, to prepare them.
- (logic) An affirmation, or distinction from a supposition or hypothesis.
- (music) The accented part of the measure, expressed by the downward beat; the opposite of arsis.
- (poetry) The depression of the voice in pronouncing the syllables of a word.
- (poetry) The part of the metrical foot upon which such a depression falls.
Derived terms[edit] Related terms[edit] Translations[edit] statement supported by arguments written essay submitted for a university degree - The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.
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thesis f (genitive thesis); third declension - thesis
Inflection[edit] Third declension. 
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