dissertation
noun
dis·ser·ta·tion
ˌdi-sər-ˈtā-shən 
: an extended usually written treatment of a subject
Examples of dissertation in a Sentence
He wrote his dissertation on an obscure 16th-century poet.
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Bohm’s doctoral research was classified, and he was awarded his degree in 1943 without writing a dissertation.
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Sidney Perkowitz, JSTOR Daily, 5 June 2024
While pursuing his doctorate at the University of Hull, U.K., Fabrizi wrote a dissertation on using fantasy literature to develop critical literacy skills in students, expanding his own knowledge of the genre, along with insight into horror.
—Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 29 Jan. 2024
Having studied humor as part of his Ph.D. dissertation on autism, Dr. Mike is an expert on how humor can serve both individuals and organizations.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
My Egypt Archive By Alan Mikhail Yale University Press, 2023, 184 pp.
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Mikhail, a historian, spent years in the Egyptian National Archives in the first decade of this century, conducting research for what would be his doctoral dissertation on Ottoman Egypt.
—Alan Mikhail, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
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Sidney Perkowitz, JSTOR Daily, 5 June 2024
While pursuing his doctorate at the University of Hull, U.K., Fabrizi wrote a dissertation on using fantasy literature to develop critical literacy skills in students, expanding his own knowledge of the genre, along with insight into horror.
—Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 29 Jan. 2024
Having studied humor as part of his Ph.D. dissertation on autism, Dr. Mike is an expert on how humor can serve both individuals and organizations.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
My Egypt Archive By Alan Mikhail Yale University Press, 2023, 184 pp.
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Mikhail, a historian, spent years in the Egyptian National Archives in the first decade of this century, conducting research for what would be his doctoral dissertation on Ottoman Egypt.
—Alan Mikhail, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
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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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