thesis
pronunciation
How to pronounce thesis in British English:
UK [ˈθiːsɪs]
How to pronounce thesis in American English:
US [ˈθiːsɪs]
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- Noun:
- an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
- a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree
Word Origin
- thesis
- thesis: [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 into English.=> apothecary, bodega, boutique
- thesis (n.)
- late 14c., "unaccented syllable or note," from Latin thesis "unaccented syllable in poetry," later (and more correctly) "stressed part of a metrical foot," from Greek thesis "a proposition," also "downbeat" (in music), originally "a setting down, a placing, an arranging; position, situation," from root of tithenai "to place, put, set," from PIE root *dhe- "to set, to put" (see factitious). Sense in logic of "a formulation in advance of a proposition to be proved" is first recorded 1570s; that of "dissertation presented by a candidate for a university degree" is from 1650s.
Example
- 1. Mr coates 's thesis is not entirely convincing .
- 2. Wise has plenty of evidence to back up his thesis .
- 3. This is the most problematic part of his thesis .
- 4. In one sense prof kennedy 's thesis was right .
- 5. There 's additional commentary on rubenfeld 's thesis at arstechnica .