Meanings
noundissertation (plural dissertations)
plural dissertations · alternative clipping 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
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write up a dissertation
hand in a dissertation
complete a dissertation
She spent three years writing her doctoral dissertation.
The student defended his dissertation successfully.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree
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Origin
- Latindissertātiō
- Englishdissertation
From Latin dissertātiō, from dissertō.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian дисерта́ция
- дисерта́ция (disertácija)formal exposition of a subject
Catalan dissertació
- dissertacióformal exposition of a subject
Chinese Mandarin 論文 /论文, 論著 /论著
- 論文 /论文 (lùnwén)formal exposition of a subject
- 論著 /论著 (lùnzhù)a lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon
- 說教 /说教 (shuōjiào)a lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon
- 演講 /演讲 (yǎnjiǎng)a lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon
Czech disertační práce, disertace
- disertační práceformal exposition of a subject
- disertaceformal exposition of a subject
Danish afhandling
- afhandlingformal exposition of a subject
Dutch proefschrift, thesis
- proefschriftformal exposition of a subject
- thesisformal exposition of a subject
- dissertatieformal exposition of a subject
Esperanto disertaĵo, disertacio
- disertaĵoformal exposition of a subject
- disertacioformal exposition of a subject
Finnish tieteellinen tutkielma, väitöskirja
- tieteellinen tutkielmaformal exposition of a subject
- väitöskirjaformal exposition of a subject
- tutkielmaa lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon
- puhea lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon
- saarnaa lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon
French dissertation
- dissertationformal exposition of a subject
German Doktorarbeit, Dissertation
- Doktorarbeitformal exposition of a subject
- Dissertationformal exposition of a subject
Greek διατριβή
- διατριβή (diatriví)formal exposition of a subject
Hebrew תזה, דיסרטציה
- תזהformal exposition of a subject
- דיסרטציהformal exposition of a subject
Hindi प्रबंध, निबंध
- प्रबंध (prabandh)formal exposition of a subject
- निबंध (nibandh)formal exposition of a subject
Hungarian disszertáció, diplomamunka
- disszertációformal exposition of a subject
- diplomamunkaformal exposition of a subject
- értekezésformal exposition of a subject
- értekezésa lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon
- tanulmánya lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon
Indonesian disertasi
- disertasiformal exposition of a subject
Italian dissertazione
- dissertazioneformal exposition of a subject
Japanese 学位論文, 博士論文
- 学位論文 (gakui ronbun)formal exposition of a subject
- 博士論文 (hakushi ronbun)formal exposition of a subject
Latvian disertācija
- disertācijaformal exposition of a subject
Māori tuhingaroa
- tuhingaroaformal exposition of a subject
Norwegian avhandling
- avhandlingformal exposition of a subject
Persian رساله, پایاننامه
- رساله (resâle)formal exposition of a subject
- پایاننامه (pâyân-nâme)formal exposition of a subject
- سمینارa lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon
Polish doktorat, dysertacja
- doktoratformal exposition of a subject
- dysertacjaformal exposition of a subject
Portuguese dissertação
- dissertaçãoformal exposition of a subject
Russian диссерта́ция, тракта́т
- диссерта́ция (dissertácija)formal exposition of a subject
- тракта́т (traktát)formal exposition of a subject
Spanish disertación
- disertaciónformal exposition of a subject
Swedish avhandling
- avhandlingformal exposition of a subject
Thai ดุษฎีนิพนธ์, วิทยานิพนธ์
- ดุษฎีนิพนธ์ (dùt-sà-dii-ní-pon)formal exposition of a subject
- วิทยานิพนธ์ (wít-tá-yaa-ní-pon)formal exposition of a subject
Ukrainian дисерта́ція
- дисерта́ція (dysertácija)formal exposition of a subject
Vietnamese luận văn
- luận vănformal exposition of a subject
Welsh traethawd
- traethawdformal exposition of a subject
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with dissertation
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APA
dissertation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissertation
MLA
“dissertation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissertation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dissertation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissertation.
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