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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