dissertation
noun
dis·ser·ta·tion
ˌdi-sər-ˈtā-shən 
: an extended usually written treatment of a subject
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He wrote his dissertation on an obscure 16th-century poet.
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Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Someone has surely written a dissertation about the postcolonial symbolism of an animal with another animal’s tongue.
—Vince Aletti, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
His doctoral dissertation, completed at George Washington University, focused on the role of students as change agents within higher education.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2025
Brian wrote his dissertation about maintaining racial equity and equality in the face of gentrification.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dissertation
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dissertation
noun
dis·ser·ta·tion
ˌdis-ər-ˈtā-shən
: a long usually written treatment of a subject
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