See Also: dissertation(dictionary)
dissertation(dictionary)
outline(dictionary)
outline form(medicine)
outline 1, noun(dictionary)
outline 2, verb(dictionary)

outline 2, verb (oh) and dissertation (iou)


outline 2, verb (oh)



2 v [T]
to describe something in a General way, giving the main points but not the details
::The new president outlined plans to deal with crime, drugs, and Education.
[usually passive] to show the edge of something, or draw around its edge, so that its shape is clear
::a map with our property outlined in red
::trees outlined against the sky

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.