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all but dissertation

all but dissertation noun: a status of a doctoral student who has completed all PhD degree requirements except the doctoral dissertation.

Noun

all but dissertation (uncountable)

  1. (attributive, often, academics) A status of a doctoral student who has completed all PhD degree requirements except the doctoral dissertation.
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Synonyms of all but dissertation

Questions about all but dissertation

What does all but dissertation mean?
All but dissertation means a status of a doctoral student who has completed all PhD degree requirements except the doctoral dissertation.
What part of speech is all but dissertation?
All but dissertation is a noun.

Words near all but dissertation in the dictionary

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