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dissertation [ dis-er-tey -shuh n ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌdɪs ərˈteɪ ʃən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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Definition of dissertation noun
a written essay, treatise, or thesis, especially one written by a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
any formal discourse in speech or writing.
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Origin of dissertation 1605–15; <Latin
dissertātiōn- (stem of
dissertātiō ), equivalent to
dissertāt (
us ) (past participle of
dissertāre; dissert- (see
dissert ) +
-ātus -ate1 ) +
-iōn- -ion
OTHER WORDS FROM dissertation dis·ser·ta·tion·al, adjective dis·ser·ta·tion·ist, noun
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dissertation dissertation , thesis Words nearby dissertation dissenting opinion ,
dissentious ,
dissepiment ,
dissert ,
dissertate ,
dissertation ,
disserve ,
disservice ,
dissever ,
dissidence ,
dissident
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Words related to dissertation essay ,
monograph ,
treatise ,
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commentary ,
critique ,
discourse ,
disputation ,
disquisition ,
exposition ,
memoir ,
tractate
How to use dissertation in a sentence Thirteen years ago, while working on her PHD dissertation in Madagascar’s Masoala Peninsula, Borgerson encountered a problem.
At Harvard, he received a PhD in government and wrote his dissertation under Henry Kissinger, who became a lifelong friend.
I planned to go back to physics after a couple of years and then return to wrap up my dissertation .
My buba’s lived experience helped shape me into the girl who wrote her college dissertation on the gender pay gap, arguing for equal parental leave for dads and moms, almost 20 years before any major employer implemented any such thing.
My PhD dissertation was a highly theoretical model representing computer systems that were framed as a mathematical model, and if they were interconnected in such a way that these interconnected computers would communicate like cells in the body.
A terrific cultural studies dissertation awaits on how the fortunes of the Cheneys provide a mirror on a changing America.
Today, he visits online forums and bombards them with dissertation -length comments.
In her dissertation , McFate had asked whether ‘good anthropology’ might lead to ‘better killing.’
Heritage has distanced itself from Richwine and his dissertation .
No single dissertation will alter the status quo on its own.
I've never had time to write home about it, for I felt that it required a dissertation in itself to do it justice.
Dr. Pitcairn, published at Leyden his dissertation on the circulation of the blood through the veins.
Start not, reader, I am not going to trouble you with a poetical dissertation ; no, no!
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This dissertation , which is illustrated by several plates, will repay for the time spent in reading it.
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British Dictionary definitions for dissertation
noun
a written thesis, often based on original research, usually required for a higher degree
a formal discourse
Derived forms of dissertation dissertational , adjective dissertationist , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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