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dissertation
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dissertation, n. a detailed discourse on a subject, esp. one submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of a degree or diploma.
Derivative
dissertational adj.
Etymology
L dissertatio f. dissertare discuss, frequent. of disserere dissert- examine (as DIS-, serere join)
THESAURUS
dissertation
argumentation, article, causerie, descant, discourse, discussion, disputation, disquisition, essay, etude, examination, excursus, exposition, feature, first approach, homily, introductory study, lucubration, memoir, monograph, morceau, note, outline, pandect, paper, paragraph, piece, preliminary study, prolegomenon, research paper, screed, sketch, special article, study, survey, term paper, theme, thesis, tract, tractate, treatise, treatmentROGET THESAURUS
dissertation
Dissertation
N dissertation, treatise, essay, thesis, theme, monograph, tract, tractate, tractation, discourse, memoir, disquisition, lecture, sermon, homily, pandect, excursus, commentary, review, critique, criticism, article, leader, leading article, editorial, running commentary, investigation, study, discussion, exposition, commentator, critic, essayist, pamphleteer, discursive, discoursive, disquisitionary, expository.For further exploring for "dissertation" in Webster Dictionary Online