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thesis
Noun
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A thesis is a long paper that university students at the masters or doctoral level write.
I finished my coursework and have been working on my thesis for about a year now.
She's writing her thesis on the effects of TV on children.
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A thesis is a main idea or argument that is developed or explained.
This book has three major theses.
If you're going to write about this, you're going to have trouble supporting your thesis.
antithesis
Noun
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An antithesis is an idea that is the opposite of another idea.
synthesis
Noun
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A synthesis is the combination of simpler components to form something more complex.
Our chemistry teacher explained us the ammonia synthesis today.
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In logic, synthesis is the use of deduction to get from the general case to the particular.
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In philosophy, synthesis is the thesis and antithesis are combined to form the synthesis.
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In rhetoric, synthesis is an good arrangement of elements of a text, especially for euphony.