thèse
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Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin thesis, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis).
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Noun edit
thèse f (plural thèses)
- thesis, supposition, theory
- thesis, essay, dissertation (lengthy essay written to establish the validity of a theory, especially one submitted in order to complete the requirements for a degree)
- une thèse de doctorat, une thèse doctorale ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (philosophy) thesis (the initial stage of reasoning where a formal statement of a point is developed, followed by the antithesis and the synthesis)
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Further reading edit
- “thèse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.