English Explanatory Dictionary

dissertation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dissertation.wav /ˌdɪsɚˈteɪʃən/ /ˌdɪs.əˈtæɪ.ʃən/

Word forms

dissertation dissertations diss

Etymology

From Latin dissertātiō, from dissertō.

Derived words

all but dissertation dissertational dissertationist dissertator doctoral dissertation predissertation
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