Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thesis defense

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: the-sis de-fense
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The final step in earning a doctorate: an oral examination in which the doctorand publicly defends his/her thesis to the examiners.

Inflected Forms

thesis defenses (plural)

Synonyms

viva voce

Questions

What does thesis defense mean?: The final step in earning a doctorate: an oral examination in which the doctorand publicly defends his/her thesis to the examiners.

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