thèse

== French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin thesis, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛz/ Rhymes: -ɛz === Noun === 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) 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