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thesis 1. a dissertation resulting from original research, esp when submitted by a candidate for a degree or diploma 2. a subject for a discussion or essay 3. an unproved statement, esp one put forward as a premise in an argument 4. Music the downbeat of a bar, as indicated in conducting 5. (in classical prosody) the syllable or part of a metrical foot not receiving the ictus 6. Philosophy the first stage in the Hegelian dialectic, that is challenged by the antithesis How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The question is this: Monsieur the Principal thinks that my thesis ought to be dogmatic and didactic. Whether any one who has been subjected by the laws of his country to an unjust judgment is right in attempting to escape, is a thesis about which casuists might disagree. Well assured that their speech is intelligible and the most natural thing in the world, they add thesis to thesis, without a moment's heed of the universal astonishment of the human race below, who do not comprehend their plainest argument; nor do they ever relent so much as to insert a popular or explaining sentence, nor testify the least displeasure or petulance at the dulness of their amazed auditory. |
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