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  • 31thesis — [14] Greek thésis meant literally a ‘placing’ or ‘laying down’ (it was derived from the verb tithénai ‘put, place’, which also gave English apothecary). It evolved metaphorically to ‘proposition’, and passed in this sense via late Latin thesis… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 32thesis — noun plural theses, (C) 1 a long piece of writing about a particular subject that you do as part of an advanced university degree such as an MA or a PhD: Writing a thesis on dance clubs is not as strange as it seems. 2 formal an idea or theory… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 33thesis — noun 1) the central thesis of his lecture Syn: theory, contention, argument, line of argument, proposal, proposition, idea, claim, premise, assumption, hypothesis, postulation, supposition 2) a doctoral thesis …

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  • 34thesis — noun 1) the central thesis of his lecture Syn: theory, contention, argument, proposal, proposition, premise, assumption, hypothesis 2) a doctoral thesis Syn: dissertation, essay, pa …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 35thesis — the•sis [[t]ˈθi sɪs[/t]] n. pl. ses ( sēz). 1) a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, esp. one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections 2) a subject for a composition or essay 3) a formal paper… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 36thesis — [14] Greek thésis meant literally a ‘placing’ or ‘laying down’ (it was derived from the verb tithénai ‘put, place’, which also gave English apothecary). It evolved metaphorically to ‘proposition’, and passed in this sense via late Latin thesis… …

    Word origins

  • 37Thesis — En la mitología griega, Thesis o Thetis (en griego Θεσις o Θετις, «creación») era la diosa primordial de la creación. Era la forma primigenia de la nereida Tetis, la embarrada mezcla de elementos de la que nació toda la creación. No tuvo… …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 38thesis — n 1. proposition, argument, side, opinion, view, belief; theory, theorem, hypothesis, idea, supposition, assumption, premise, conjecture, axiom, postulate; statement, declaration, assertion, allegation, charge; question, topic under discussion or …

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  • 39Thesis (Verein) — THESIS – Interdisziplinäres Netzwerk für Promovierende und Promovierte e. V. ist der derzeit größte fachübergreifende und bundesweite Zusammenschluss von Doktoranden und Nachwuchswissenschaftlern in Deutschland. Der Verein organisiert über… …

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  • 40Thesis (disambiguation) — Thesis can mean:* A formal academic work, also known as a dissertation * The thesis statement (central argument) of a dissertation, essay, or other argumentative work * Thesis (representative body), a German academic organisation * Thesis fonts,… …

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