thèse

See also: these, These, and þese

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin thesis, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛz/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛz

Noun

thèse f (plural thèses)

1. thesis, supposition, theory
2. 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)

3. (philosophy) thesis (the initial stage of reasoning where a formal statement of a point is developed, followed by the antithesis and the synthesis)

   Coordinate terms: antithèse, synthèse

Derived terms

• roman à thèse

Related terms

• hypothèse

Descendants

• → Armenian: թեզ (tʻez)
• → Dutch: these
• → Persian: تز (tez)
• → Romanian: teză
• → Turkish: tez

Further reading

• “thèse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.