Dissertation

Noun

 * 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.

Derived terms

 * doctoral dissertation

Adjectives for Dissertation
moral; illuminating; exhaustive; stilted; learned; rhapsodic; elaborate; pedantic; physiological; scholarly.

Verbs for Dissertation
absorb in—; censor—; compose—; criticize—; dedicate—to; engage in—; launch upon—; level—at; pause in—; prepare—; study—; —carries; —concerns; —discusses; —treats.

Synonyms for Dissertation
lecture, tract, thesis, discourse, study, essay, theme, composition, commentary, sermon, homily.

Thesaurus
argumentation, article, causerie, descant, discourse, discussion, disputation, disquisition, essay, etude, examination, excursus, exposition, feature, first approach, homily, introductory study, lucubration, memoir, monograph, morceau, note, outline, pandect, paper, paragraph, piece, preliminary study, prolegomenon, research paper, screed, sketch, special article, study, survey, term paper, theme, thesis, tract, tractate, treatise, treatment

Etymology
dissertationem: < dissertare:.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: disertační práce, disertace
 * Dutch: proefschrift, thesis (Flemish), dissertatie
 * Esperanto: disertaĵo, disertacio
 * Finnish: tieteellinen tutkielma, väitöskirja
 * French: dissertation
 * German: ,


 * Hebrew: תזה
 * Hungarian: disszertáció
 * Italian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish: disertación
 * Swedish: