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all but thesis

all but thesis noun: the status of a master's degree, doctoral, or (infrequently) undergraduate student who has completed all degree requirements except the culminating thesis.

Noun

all but thesis (uncountable)

  1. (attributive, often, academics) The status of a master's degree, doctoral, or (infrequently) undergraduate student who has completed all degree requirements except the culminating thesis.
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Synonyms of all but thesis

Questions about all but thesis

What does all but thesis mean?
All but thesis means the status of a master's degree, doctoral, or (infrequently) undergraduate student who has completed all degree requirements except the culminating thesis.
What part of speech is all but thesis?
All but thesis is a noun.

Words near all but thesis in the dictionary

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  2. All Blacks
  3. all bluff and bluster
  4. all but
  5. all but dissertation
  6. all but thesis
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  9. all cats are beautiful
  10. all cats are gray at night
  11. all cats are gray in the dark

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