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nounThe final step in earning a doctorate: an oral examination in which the doctorand publicly defends his/her thesis to the examiners.
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Finnish väitöstilaisuus
- väitöstilaisuusfinal step in earning a doctorate
French soutenance
- soutenancefinal step in earning a doctorate
German Verteidigung, Disputation
- Verteidigungfinal step in earning a doctorate
- Disputationfinal step in earning a doctorate
Indonesian sidang skripsi
- sidang skripsifinal step in earning a doctorate
Spanish defensa doctoral
- defensa doctoralfinal step in earning a doctorate
Swedish disputation, disputationsakt
- disputationfinal step in earning a doctorate
- disputationsaktfinal step in earning a doctorate
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APA
thesis defense. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thesis%20defense
MLA
“thesis defense.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thesis%20defense. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thesis defense,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thesis%20defense.
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