dissertation (on something)a long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one written for a university degreeWordfinderuniversitydegree,dissertation,education,graduate,hall of residence,lecture,major,seminar,tutorial,universityOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveresearch,doctoral,Master’s,…verb + dissertationdo,prepare,write,…prepositiondissertation onSeefull entrySee related entries:Exams and degreesWord Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘discussion, debate’): from Latin dissertatio(n-), from dissertare ‘continue to discuss’, from disserere ‘examine, discuss’.Extra examplesCandidates are required to present a dissertation of between 8 000 and 12 000 words.He wrote his Master’s dissertation on rats.Students can either do a dissertation or take part in a practical project.She is writing her dissertation on the history of the Knights Templar.
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