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dis·ser·ta·tion

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–noun

1.	a written essay, treatise, or thesis, esp. one written by a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

2.	any formal discourse in speech or writing.

[Origin: 1605–15; < L dissertātiōn- (s. of dissertātiō), equiv. to dissertāt(us) (ptp. of dissertāre; dissert- (see dissert) + -ātus -ate¹) + -iōn- -ion

]

—Related forms

dis·ser·ta·tion·al, adjective

dis·ser·ta·tion·ist, noun

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dis·ser·ta·tion Audio Help (dĭs'ər-tā'shən) Pronunciation Key
n. A lengthy, formal treatise, especially one written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at a university; a thesis.

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dissertation

1611, from L. dissertationem (nom. dissertatio) "discourse," from dissertare "debate, argue," frequentative of disserere "discuss, examine," from dis- "apart" + serere "to arrange words" (see series). Sense of "formal, written treatise" is 1651.

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dissertation
noun
a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
dissertation [disəˈteiʃən] noun

a long formal talk or piece of writing (for a university degree etc)

Arabic:	بَحْث، رِسالَه عِلْمِيَّه
Chinese (Simplified):	论文；学术演讲
Chinese (Traditional):	論文；學術演講
Czech:	disertace
Danish:	disputats; afhandling
Dutch:	proefschrift
Estonian:	väitlus, väitekiri
Finnish:	väittely, väitöskirja
French:	exposé, mémoire
German:	die Dissertation
Greek:	διατριβή
Hungarian:	értekezés, disszertáció
Icelandic:	ritgerð, fyrirlestur
Indonesian:	disertasi
Italian:	dissertazione

Japanese:	学位論文
Korean:	논문
Latvian:	disertācija
Lithuanian:	disertacija
Norwegian:	avhandling
Polish:	rozprawa
Portuguese (Brazil):	dissertação
Portuguese (Portugal):	dissertação
Romanian:	dizertaţie
Russian:	диссертация
Slovak:	dizertácia
Slovenian:	disertacija
Spanish:	tesina, disertación
Swedish:	avhandling
Turkish:	tez, doktora tezi

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Dissertation

Dis`ser*ta"tion\, n. [L. dissertatio: cf. F. dissertation.] A formal or elaborate argumentative discourse, oral or written; a disquisition; an essay; a discussion; as, Dissertations on the Prophecies.

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