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dissertation(dictionary)

dissertation (iou)



dissertation noun. E17.
[Latin dissertatio(n-), from dissertat- pa. ppl stem of dissertare argue, debate, frequentative of disserere: see -ATION.]
Discussion, debate. E17-E18.
A spoken or written discourse on a subject, in which it is treated at length. M17.
b. An extended scholarly essay submitted for a degree or other academic qualification. L19.
dissertational adjective pertaining to or of the nature of a dissertation or long discourse M19.