dissertation

From Latin dissertātiō, from dissertō.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌdɪsɚˈteɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

dissertation (plural dissertations)

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

2. A lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon.

• diss (clipping)

• John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “dissertation”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.

Borrowed from Latin dissertātiōnem, from dissertō.

• IPA^(key): /di.sɛʁ.ta.sjɔ̃/

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dissertation f (plural dissertations)

1. dissertation, essay

   Synonyms: essai, composition, rédaction

• → Dutch: dissertatie
  • → Indonesian: disertasi

• “dissertation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.