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Definition of dissertation

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

Synonyms of dissertation

• lecture pronunciation lecture [ en ]
• recitation pronunciation recitation [ en ]
• speech pronunciation speech [ en ]
• oration pronunciation oration [ en ]
• Sermon pronunciation Sermon [ en ]
• harangue pronunciation harangue [ en ]
• treatise pronunciation treatise [ en ]
• thesis pronunciation thesis [ en ]

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• Abhandlung pronunciation Abhandlung [ de ]
• Aufsatz pronunciation Aufsatz [ de ]
• Ausarbeitung pronunciation Ausarbeitung [ de ]
• Beitrag pronunciation Beitrag [ de ]
• Arbeit pronunciation Arbeit [ de ]
• Niederschrift pronunciation Niederschrift [ de ]
• Studie pronunciation Studie [ de ]
• Artikel pronunciation Artikel [ de ]
• Buch pronunciation Buch [ de ]

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Le professeur donne le thème pour la dissertation

• texte écrit sur un sujet donné, exercice scolaire de lycée et de collège, travail de rédaction pour un étudiant
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• commentaire pronunciation commentaire [ fr ]
• composition pronunciation composition [ fr ]
• copie pronunciation copie [ fr ]
• développement pronunciation développement [ fr ]
• discours pronunciation discours [ fr ]
• exercice pronunciation exercice [ fr ]
• narration pronunciation narration [ fr ]
• rédaction pronunciation rédaction [ fr ]
• traité pronunciation traité [ fr ]
• essai pronunciation essai [ fr ]

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1651, in the meaning defined above

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(nou) a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree

Phonetic Transcription:

ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən

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Religious discussions and philosophical dissertations alternate with comic episodes. 0 rating rating ratings Carey Cronin There is also a special doctorate, the doctorat d'Universite, awarded on a thesis and an oral examination; and there are diplomas (Diplo nes d'Etudes superieures) awarded on dissertations and examinations on subjects in philosophy, history and geography, classics or modern languages, selected mai 0 rating rating ratings Javon Greenholt (Dissertations: for Alfred's authorship, Wichmann, Anglia, xi. 0 rating rating ratings Afton Swift The complete edition of the works by Sir William Hamilton, published in two volumes with notes and supplementary dissertations by the editor (6th ed. 0 rating rating ratings Abby Maggio During his nine years' residence at Nagy-Kdros, Arany first seriously turned his attention to the Magyar ballad, and not only composed some of the most beautiful ballads in the language, but wrote two priceless dissertations on the technique of the ballad in general: Something concerning assonance 0 rating rating ratings Henry Zulu

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• 1.1 Etymology
• 1.2 Pronunciation
• 1.3.1 Alternative forms
• 1.3.2 Derived terms
• 1.3.3 Translations
• 1.4 Further reading
• 2.1 Etymology
• 2.2 Pronunciation
• 2.3.1 Descendants
• 2.4 Further reading

English [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ].

From Latin dissertātiō , from dissertō .

Pronunciation [ edit ]

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

• all but dissertation
• dissertational
• dissertationist
• dissertator
• doctoral dissertation
• predissertation

Translations [ edit ]

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 ]

Borrowed from Latin dissertātiōnem , from dissertō .

• IPA ( key ) : /di.sɛʁ.ta.sjɔ̃/

dissertation   f ( plural dissertations )

• dissertation , essay Synonyms: essai , composition , rédaction

Descendants [ edit ]

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

• English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
• English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ser- (bind)
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• American English : dissertation / dɪsərˈteɪʃən /
• Brazilian Portuguese : dissertação
• Chinese : 论文 学位
• European Spanish : tesina
• French : mémoire
• German : Dissertation
• Italian : tesi
• Japanese : 学位論文
• Korean : 논문 학위
• European Portuguese : dissertação
• Latin American Spanish : tesina

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What does the noun dissertation mean?

There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun dissertation , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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Earliest known use

early 1600s

The earliest known use of the noun dissertation is in the early 1600s.

OED's earliest evidence for dissertation is from 1611, in the writing of John Speed, historian and cartographer.

dissertation is a borrowing from Latin.

Etymons: Latin dissertātiōn-em .

Nearby entries

• dissentment, n. a1699–
• dissentory, n. 1658
• disseparable, adj. a1849–
• disseparate, v. 1550
• dissepiment, n. 1727–
• dissepimental, adj. 1857–
• dissept, v. 1657
• dissepulchred, adj. 1800–
• dissert, v. 1623–
• dissertate, v. 1766–
• dissertation, n. 1611–
• dissertational, adj. 1833–
• dissertationist, n. 1844–
• dissertative, adj. 1816–
• dissertator, n. 1698–
• disserve, v. 1637–
• disservice, n. 1599–
• disservice, v. 1837–
• disserviceable, adj. 1645–
• disserviceableness, n. 1635–
• disserviceably, adv. a1670–

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dissertation, n. was first published in 1896; not yet revised.

dissertation, n. was last modified in September 2023.

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