thesis

noun (a thesis, theses)

«thesis» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A thesis is a long piece of writing based on research, written for a university degree, such as a PhD. tree →
A thesis is the main idea or claim that a writer or speaker wants to prove: «My thesis is that school should start later». tree →

In the lessons

In English and essay writing, older pupils learn to write a «thesis statement»: one sentence that says what the essay will argue. In adult life, university students write a thesis at the end of their studies. Phrases: «thesis statement», «a PhD thesis», «to support a thesis».

Examples

My big sister is writing her thesis on bees. tree →
Your thesis statement should come at the start of your essay. tree →
His thesis is that dinosaurs were warm-blooded. tree →
She spent three years on her PhD thesis. tree →
The writer gives three reasons to support her thesis. tree →
The professor read hundreds of theses. tree →

Note

Plural: «theses» (pronounced «THEE-seez»). Formal word. Close words: «argument», «main claim». Opposite idea in debates: «antithesis».

In Jewish tradition

Used here in a modern scholar's book about Sefer Yetzirah, not in the Torah. It means the main idea the author wants to prove. In the primary lessons: In English and essay writing, older pupils learn to write a «thesis statement»: one sentence that says what the essay will argue. In adult life, university students write a thesis at the end of their studies. Phrases: «thesis statement», «a PhD thesis», «to support a thesis».

Examples

Magazines and periodicals are respectfully requested to serid copies of their reviews of this thesis to the author, P. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
The present thesis appeared in the JEWISH QUATERLY REVIEW new series for April 1912 vol 11, and for April 1913 vol. 111. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
The key to the complete identification of the philosophy of Pythagoras with that of the Sefer Yetzira as interpreted in this thesis is the Zero. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Plural: «theses» (pronounced «THEE-seez»). Formal word. Close words: «argument», «main claim». Opposite idea in debates: «antithesis».

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «thesis» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «thesis» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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