1 ~ (on sth) a long piece of writing completed by a student as part of a university degree, based on their own research: (BrE) a doctoral / PhD thesis * (AmE) a thesis for a master's degree * Students must submit a thesis on an agreed subject within four years.
2 a statement or an opinion that is discussed in a logical way and presented with evidence in order to prove that it is true:
These latest findings support the thesis that sexuality is determined by nature rather than choice.
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