THESIS (theses)

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Irregular inflected form: theses   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does thesis mean? 

• THESIS (noun)
  The noun THESIS has 2 senses:

1. an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument

2. a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree

  Familiarity information: THESIS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THESIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("thesis" is a kind of...):

assumption; premise; premiss (a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

dissertation; thesis

Hypernyms ("thesis" is a kind of...):

treatise (a formal exposition)

 Context examples 

"Well, I shall tell you. My thesis is this: I want you to believe."

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

If you’re to defend your thesis on or near December 11, you’ll do well.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

You had, as I have been led to believe, some comments to make upon the proposition which I advanced in my thesis.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

His revenge came when she defended Maeterlinck and he brought into action the carefully-thought-out thesis of "The Shame of the Sun."

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

He had received a consignment of books upon philology and was settling down to develop this thesis when suddenly, to my sorrow and to his unfeigned delight, we found ourselves, even in that land of dreams, plunged into a problem at our very doors which was more intense, more engrossing, and infinitely more mysterious than any of those which had driven us from London.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Tell me the thesis, so that I may apply your knowledge as you go on.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

You can make a vital presentation to a client, or perhaps you’ll defend your thesis at your university.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

If you currently are a student, you may be preparing your thesis, another important written document, or an oral defense.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

You may be doing research on a grant or scientific project, for example, or putting the finishing details on a thesis.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

If you need to take an exam or defend your thesis this month or in January, for example, you will likely ace it.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)