dissertation
See also: Dissertation
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin dissertātiō, from dissertō.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˌdɪsɚˈteɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun edit
dissertation (plural dissertations)
- 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
- A lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon.
Alternative forms edit
- diss (clipping)
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
formal exposition of a subject
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a lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon
Further reading edit
- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “dissertation”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin dissertātiōnem, from dissertō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dissertation f (plural dissertations)
- dissertation, essay
- Synonyms: essai, composition, rédaction
Descendants edit
- → Dutch: dissertatie
- → Indonesian: disertasi
Further reading edit
- “dissertation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.