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Hegelian dialectic
–noun
an interpretive method, originally used to relate specific entities or events to the absolute idea, in which some assertible proposition (thesis) is necessarily opposed by an equally assertible and apparently contradictory proposition (antithesis), the mutual contradiction being reconciled on a higher level of truth by a third proposition (synthesis).
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the·sis    Audio Help   [thee-sis] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ses    Audio Help   [-seez] Pronunciation Key.
1.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.
2.a subject for a composition or essay.
3.a dissertation on a particular subject in which one has done original research, as one presented by a candidate for a diploma or degree.
4.Music. the downward stroke in conducting; downbeat. Compare arsis (def. 1).
5.Prosody.
a.a part of a metrical foot that does not bear the ictus or stress.
b.(less commonly) the part of a metrical foot that bears the ictus. Compare arsis (def. 2).
6.Philosophy. See under Hegelian dialectic.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L < Gk thésis a setting down, something set down, equiv. to the- (s. of tithénai to put, set down) + -sis -sis]

—Synonyms 1. theory, contention, proposal.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  thesis
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A hypothetical controversial proposition.
Synonyms:  contention, contestation
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  thesis
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A thorough, written presentation of an original point of view.
Synonyms:  dissertation
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  assumption
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  Something taken to be true without proof.
Synonyms:  postulate, postulation, premise, presupposition, supposition, theory
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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