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Definition of 'thesis'

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thesis in British English

Thesis in american english, examples of 'thesis' in a sentence thesis, cobuild collocations thesis, trends of thesis.

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In other languages thesis

American English : thesis / ˈθisɪs /
Brazilian Portuguese : tese
Chinese : 论点
European Spanish : tesis
French : thèse
German : These
Italian : tesi
Japanese : 主張
Korean : 논지
European Portuguese : tese
Latin American Spanish : tesis
Thai : ข้อสมมุติ, ข้อวินิจฉัย

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academic thesis
central thesis
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Definition of thesis noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Students must submit a thesis on an agreed subject within four years.
He presented this thesis for his PhD.
a thesis for a master's degree
He's doing a doctoral thesis on the early works of Shostakovich.
Many departments require their students to do a thesis defense.
She completed an MSc by thesis.
her thesis adviser at MIT
in a/the thesis
thesis about

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The basic thesis of the book is fairly simple.
These latest findings support the thesis that sexuality is determined by nature rather than choice.
formulate/advance a theory/hypothesis
build/construct/create/develop a simple/theoretical/mathematical model
develop/establish/provide/use a theoretical/conceptual framework
advance/argue/develop the thesis that…
explore an idea/a concept/a hypothesis
make a prediction/an inference
base a prediction/your calculations on something
investigate/evaluate/accept/challenge/reject a theory/hypothesis/model
design an experiment/a questionnaire/a study/a test
do research/an experiment/an analysis
make observations/measurements/calculations
carry out/conduct/perform an experiment/a test/a longitudinal study/observations/clinical trials
run an experiment/a simulation/clinical trials
repeat an experiment/a test/an analysis
replicate a study/the results/the findings
observe/study/examine/investigate/assess a pattern/a process/a behaviour
fund/support the research/project/study
seek/provide/get/secure funding for research
collect/gather/extract data/information
yield data/evidence/similar findings/the same results
analyse/examine the data/soil samples/a specimen
consider/compare/interpret the results/findings
fit the data/model
confirm/support/verify a prediction/a hypothesis/the results/the findings
prove a conjecture/hypothesis/theorem
draw/make/reach the same conclusions
read/review the records/literature
describe/report an experiment/a study
present/publish/summarize the results/findings
present/publish/read/review/cite a paper in a scientific journal
The results of the experiment support his central thesis.
Most people rejected this thesis at the time because it presumed evolution rather than creation.
fundamental