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# thesis

«thesis» in Mova's school dictionary: **a long piece of writing based on research, written for a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a thesis, theses)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A thesis is a long piece of writing based on research, written for a university degree, such as a PhD. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thesis/#m1)

2) 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thesis/#m2)

### sense 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thesis/#x1)
- Your thesis statement should come at the start of your essay. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thesis/#x2)
- His thesis is that dinosaurs were warm-blooded. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thesis/#x3)
- She spent three years on her PhD thesis. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thesis/#x4)
- The writer gives three reasons to support her thesis. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thesis/#x5)
- The professor read hundreds of theses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thesis/#x6)

### note

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «thesis» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thesis/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.