a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, esp. one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections

He vigorously defended his thesis on the causes of war.

a subject for a composition or essay.

a dissertation on a particular subject in which one has done original research, as one presented by a candidate for a diploma or degree.

Music . the downward stroke in conducting; downbeat. Compare arsis ( def. 1 ) .

Prosody .

a part of a metrical foot that does not bear the ictus or stress.

(less commonly) the part of a metrical foot that bears the ictus. Compare arsis ( def. 2 ) .

Philosophy . See under Hegelian dialectic .

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certainty , fact , proof , reality

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apriorism , contention , contestation , hypothesis , idea , line , opinion , point , posit , position , postulate , postulation , premise , presumption , presupposition , principle , proposal , proposition , sentiment , statement , supposition , surmise , theory , viewnotes:thesis is for a master\'s degree and a dissertation is for a doctorate , argument , argumentation , composition , discourse , disquisition , essay , exposition , memoir , monograph , monography , paper , research , theme , tractate , treatisenotes:thesis is for a master\'s degree and a dissertation is for a doctorate , dissertation , belief , tenet