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dissertation

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
14
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən/
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/ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən/ · /ˌdɪsɚˈteɪʃən/ · /ˌdɪs.əˈtæɪ.ʃən/

Definition of dissertation

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A formal exposition of a subject, especially a research paper that students write in order to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree in the US and a non-doctoral degree in the UK; a thesis.
    “write a dissertation”
    “write up a dissertation”
    “hand in a dissertation”
    “complete a dissertation”
    “She spent three years writing her doctoral dissertation.”
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noun

  1. A formal exposition of a subject, especially a research paper that students write in order to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree in the US and a non-doctoral degree in the UK; a thesis.
    “write a dissertation”
    “write up a dissertation”
    “hand in a dissertation”
    “complete a dissertation”
    “She spent three years writing her doctoral dissertation.”
  2. A lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon.

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Etymology

From Latin dissertātiō, from dissertō.

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