dissertation
/ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən/US/ˌdɪsɚˈteɪʃən/
dissertation noun: 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.
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
- A lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon.
dissertation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam
dissertation in Hindi
- formal exposition of a subject
- प्रबंध prabandh, निबंध nibandh
dissertation in Tamil
- இணக்கமின்மை, ஒவ்வாமை, மாறுபாடு, விளக்கவுரை, ஆய்வேடு, பட்டம் பெறுவதற்கான ஆராய்ச்சிக் கட்டுரை
dissertation in Telugu
- dissertation, essay
- వ్యాసము vyāsamu
dissertation in Malayalam
- formal exposition of a subject
- പ്രബന്ധം prabandhaṁ
More languagesFewer languages
- dissertation in Kannada
- ಪ್ರೌಢ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ, ವಿದ್ವತ್ಪ್ರಬಂಧ, ಒಂದು ವಿಷಯದ ವಿವರವಾದ ನಿರೂಪಣೆ, ಪೇರೊರೆ
- dissertation in Gujarati
- મહાશોધ નિબંધ mahāśodh nibandh
- dissertation in Indonesian
- disertasi
- dissertation in Persian
- رساله resâle, پایاننامه pâyân-nâme, سمینار
- dissertation in Thai
- ดุษฎีนิพนธ์ dùt-sà-dii-ní-pon, วิทยานิพนธ์ wít-tá-yaa-ní-pon
- dissertation in Vietnamese
- luận văn
Examples of dissertation in a sentence
- hand in a dissertation
- complete a dissertation
- She spent three years writing her doctoral dissertation.
- The student defended his dissertation successfully.
- Her dissertation focused on medieval literature.
Forms of dissertation
| plural | dissertations |
|---|---|
| alternative clipping | diss |
Origin of dissertation
From Latin dissertātiō, from dissertō.
Words formed from dissertation
- all but dissertation
- dissertational
- dissertationese
- dissertationist
- dissertator
- doctoral dissertation
- predissertation
Words that rhyme with dissertation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about dissertation
- What does dissertation mean?
- Dissertation means 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.
- What is dissertation in Hindi?
- Dissertation in Hindi is प्रबंध (prabandh), निबंध (nibandh). See Dissertation meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use dissertation in a sentence?
- hand in a dissertation
- What part of speech is dissertation?
- Dissertation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dissertation?
- Dissertation is pronounced /ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of dissertation?
- The plural of dissertation is dissertations.
Words near dissertation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dissertation (page history and authors); dissertation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); వ్యాసము (Telugu) (page history and authors); dissertation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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