all but dissertation

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all but dissertation

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attributive, often, uncountable A status of a doctoral student who has completed all PhD degree requirements except the doctoral dissertation.
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@misc{all_but_dissertation_2026,
  title = {all but dissertation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/all%20but%20dissertation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}