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dissertation

/ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən/ UK
/ˌdɪsɚˈteɪʃən/ Canada, US
/ˌdɪs.əˈtæɪ.ʃən/ Australia

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From Latin dissertātiō, from dissertō.

noun dissertations · diss

A formal exposition of a subject, especially a research paper that students write in order to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree in the US and a non-doctoral degree in the UK; a thesis. write a dissertation
A lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon.

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Closest in meaning: thesis, essay, lecture, phd, memorandum, doctorate, memoir, presentation, theory, hypothesis, factum, position, proposition, argument, memory, notion

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noun formal exposition of a subject

Español	disertación
日本語	学位論文 gakui ronbun, 博士論文 hakushi ronbun
中文	論文 /论文 lùnwén
हिन्दी	प्रबंध prabandh, निबंध nibandh
Português	dissertação
Français	dissertation
Deutsch	Doktorarbeit, Dissertation
Italiano	dissertazione
Ελληνικά	διατριβή diatriví
Русский	диссерта́ция dissertácija, тракта́т traktát
Tiếng Việt	luận văn
עברית	תזה, דיסרטציה

noun a lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon

中文	論著 /论著 lùnzhù, 說教 /说教 shuōjiào, 演講 /演讲 yǎnjiǎng

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@misc{dissertation_2026,
  title = {dissertation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dissertation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}