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thesis (noun):
1: a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view, especially : one written by a candidate for an academic degree
2a: a proposition to be proved or one advanced without proof : hypothesis
b: a position or proposition that a person (such as a candidate for scholastic honors) advances and offers to maintain by argument
3a(1): the unstressed part of a poetic foot especially in accentual verse
(2): the longer part of a poetic foot especially in quantitative verse
b: the accented part of a musical measure : downbeat
4: the first and least adequate stage of dialectic
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : At university students often have to write a thesis on a topic in their major field of study. In many fields, a final thesis is the biggest challenge involved in getting a master's degree, and the same is true for students studying for a Ph.D. (a Ph.D. thesis is often called a dissertation). But a thesis may also be an idea; so in the course of the paper the student may put forth several theses (notice the plural form) and attempt to prove them.
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