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| the·sis [ thssiss ] (plural the·ses [ th sz ]) |
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1. proposition: a proposition advanced as an argument
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2. essay subject: a subject for an essay
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3. lengthy academic paper: a dissertation based on original research, especially as work toward an academic degree
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4. statement: an unproved statement, especially one serving as a premise in an argument
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5. music downbeat: the downbeat of a bar of music
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6. poetry stressed syllable: a long syllable, on which the stress naturally falls, in classical Greek and Latin poetry.
See also arsis (sense 1)
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7. poetry unstressed syllable: a short unstressed syllable in modern accentual poetry.
See also arsis (sense 2)
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8. philosophy first stage of dialectic: the first of three stages in Hegelian dialectic
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| [14th century. Via Latin< Greek, "proposition, stressed beat"] |
