dissertation
/ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃ(ə)n
/noun
A long essay on a particular subject, especially one written for a university degree or diploma: a dissertation on the novels of the Brontë sisters he had considered writing his doctoral dissertation on Kant...
- He makes his living writing term papers and dissertations before he gets recruited by a spy agency and sent all over the world by them.
- She is prolific, with dozens of titles to her credit and several doctoral dissertations and academic titles written on her work.
- At the end there are 11 items for discussion, much as one finds in university dissertations.
Synonyms
essay, thesis, treatise, paper, study, composition, discourse, disquisition, tract, monograph;
critique, exposition, criticism, appraisal, assessment, discussion
Derivatives
dissertational
- Novelty of a dissertational work and its theme should be closely connected.
- Under the existing law the dissertational councils can be created only in the institutions, which provide postgraduate study in different fields.
Origin
Early 17th century (in the sense 'discussion, debate'): from Latin dissertatio(n-), from dissertare 'continue to discuss', from disserere 'examine, discuss'.