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dissertation
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dis·ser·ta·tion  (dsr-tshn)
n.
A lengthy, formal treatise, especially one written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at a university; a thesis.

dissertation [ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən]
n
1. (Social Science / Education) a written thesis, often based on original research, usually required for a higher degree
2. a formal discourse
dissertational  adj
dissertationist  n
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Noun1.dissertation - a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree
treatise - a formal exposition

dissertation
noun thesis, essay, discourse, critique, exposition, treatise, disquisition He is currently writing a dissertation.
Translations
dissertation [ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən] Ndisertación f (US) (Univ) → tesis f inv (Brit) (Univ) → tesina f

dissertation [ˌdɪsərˈteɪʃən] n
(= essay) → dissertation f
(mainly British) (for masters degree)mémoire m
(mainly US) (for doctorate)thèse f

dissertation
nwissenschaftliche Arbeit; (for PhD) → Dissertation f; (fig)Vortrag m

dissertation [ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃn] n (Univ) → tesi f inv, dissertazione f

dissertation
n dissertation [disəˈteiʃən]
a long formal talk or piece of writing (for a university degree etc). verhandeling, diskoers بَحْث، رِسالَه عِلْمِيَّه дисертация disertace disputats; afhandling die Dissertation διατριβή tesina, disertación väitlus, väitekiri پایان نامه؛ تز väitöskirja exposé, mémoire עֲבוֹדַת מֶחקָר शोध निबंध disertacija értekezés, disszertáció disertasi ritgerð, fyrirlestur dissertazione 学位論文 논문 disertacija disertācija hujah yang halus proefschrift avhandling rozprawa dissertação dizertaţie диссертация dizertácia disertacija disertacija []avhandling ปริญญานิพนธ์ tez, doktora tezi 論文;學術演講 дисертація کسی موضوع پر تفصیلی مقالہ luận văn


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