dissertation

== English == === Etymology === From Latin dissertātiō, from dissertō. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌdɪsɚˈteɪʃən/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌdɪs.əˈtæɪ.ʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === dissertation (plural dissertations) 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 write up a dissertation hand in a dissertation complete a dissertation A lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon. ==== Alternative forms ==== diss (clipping) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “dissertation”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin dissertātiōnem, from dissertō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /di.sɛʁ.ta.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === dissertation f (plural dissertations) dissertation, essay Synonyms: essai, composition, rédaction ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: dissertatie→ Indonesian: disertasi === Further reading === “dissertation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012