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Webster 1913 Edition


Dissertation

Disˊser-ta′tion

,
Noun.
[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
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Dissertation

DISSERTATION

,
Noun.
[L., to discourse; to sow, that is, to throw.]
1.
A discourse, or rather a formal discourse, intended to illustrate a subject.
2.
A written essay, treatise or disquisition; as Plutarchs dissertation on the poets; Newtons dissertations on the prophecies.

Definition 2024


Dissertation

Dissertation

See also: dissertation

German

Noun

Dissertation f (genitive Dissertation, plural Dissertationen)

  1. dissertation (for a doctoral degree)

Declension

Synonyms

dissertation

dissertation

See also: Dissertation

English

Noun

dissertation (plural dissertations)

  1. A formal exposition of a subject, especially a research paper that students write in order to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree; a thesis.
  2. A lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon.

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French

Etymology

From Latin dissertātiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /di.sɛʁ.ta.sjɔ̃/

Noun

dissertation f (plural dissertations)

  1. dissertation, essay

Synonyms