dissertation

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dis·ser·ta·tion /ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən $ ˌdɪsər-/ ●○○ noun [countable]  SECTCa long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one written for a university degree 专题论文〔尤指大学学位论文〕 → thesis

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dissertation• This gives the user the opportunity to produce an index to a long document such as a report or a dissertation.• In effect, such an order intends that all dissertations and papers will be submitted for vetting.• His dissertation on feline neural disorders would waIt.• Limitations of space preclude a lengthy dissertation on what is a vast subject.• Not demands, orders, or dissertations, just requests.• The only exception to this happy situation is the case study or historical thesis or dissertation.• This covers matriculation, tuition and one diet of examinations including examination of a postgraduate thesis or dissertation.• As is often the case with dissertations, mine dealt with dramatic events but was abstract, academic, and lifeless.Origin dissertation (1600-1700) Latin dissertatio, from dissertare “to discuss”

dis·ser·ta·tion nounChineseSyllable  

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dissertation
dis‧ser‧ta‧tion /ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən $ ˌdɪsər-/ noun [countable]a long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one written for a university degree ⇨ thesis
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ essay a piece of writing written by a student as part of a course of study: We had to write an essay about the environment. | Have you handed in your essay yet?
   ▪ paper an essay written by a someone who has studied a subject as part of their research. Paper is also used about an essay that you have to write for a class at school, especially in American English: The professor has published over forty scientific papers on diseases of tropical crops | At the beginning of the school year we had to write a paper about our interests.
   ▪ dissertation a long essay written as part of a university degree: In the third year of their course, students have to write a 10,000 word dissertation on a topic that has been approved by their tutor.
   ▪ thesis a very long essay that is part of an advanced university degree such as a master’s degree or a doctorate: He wrote his doctoral thesis on the literature of the English romantic movement.

dis·ser·ta·tionBrE /ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdɪsərˈteɪʃn/ 🔊 noun~ (on sth) a long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one written for a university degree 专题论文；（尤指）学位论文

degree, dissertation, education, graduate, hall of residence, lecture, major, seminar, tutorial, university