thesis
Cross references:
1. synthesis 2. arsis
the.sis \'the--s*s, Brit esp for 4 'thes-is\ \'the--.se-z\ n or the.ses [L,
fr. Gk, lit., act of laying down, fr. tithenai to put, lay down - m] [LL &
Gk; LL, lowering of the voice, fr. Gk, downbeat, more important part of f]
pl ore at DO 1a: a position or proposition that a person (as a candidate
for scholastic honors) advances and offers to maintain by argument 1b: a
proposition to be proved or one advanced without proof : HYPOTHE SIS 2: the
first and last adequate stage of dialectic 3: a dissertation embodying
results of original research and esp. substanti ating a specific view; esp
: one written by a candidate for an academic degreeoot, lit., act of laying
down 4a1: the unstressed part of a poetic foot esp. in accentual verse
4a2: the longer part of a poetic foot esp. in quantitative verse 4b: the
accented part of a musical measure : DOWNBEAT