dissertation

noun

dis·ser·ta·tion ˌdi-sər-ˈtā-shən

Synonyms of dissertation next

: an extended usually written treatment of a subject

specifically : one submitted for a doctorate

wrote her dissertation on an obscure 16th-century poet

dissertational

ˌdi-sər-ˈtāsh-nəl

-ˈtā-shə-nᵊl

adjective

Example Sentences

He wrote his dissertation on an obscure 16th-century poet.

Recent Examples on the Web Jolynn McCray, a Triton instructor who has completed her dissertation on leadership, is the keynote speaker for this event in Triton College Library, according to the school’s website. —

Pioneer Press Staff, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2023 After completing his dissertation on the Gulf sturgeon, a close cousin of the Atlantic sturgeon, at North Carolina State University in 2001, Fox landed at Delaware State and began studying the Delaware estuary. —

Andrew S. Lewis, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2023 The Straubs moved to Ireland in 1969 so that Mr. Straub could pursue a doctorate in English at University College Dublin, but instead of finishing his dissertation (originally about D.H. —

Clay Risen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2022 Her dissertation, Sculptured Mankala Gameboards of Sub-Saharan Africa, was published as a book in two volumes by the British Museum. —

Dallas News, 2 May 2022 Her dissertation,The Elimination of Waste in Teaching, adapted the psychological aspects of scientific management to classroom teaching. —

IEEE Spectrum, 17 Mar. 2021 And a PhD dissertation, from the early 1990s, detailed excavations of a Turkana MSA site, simply called GaJj17. —

Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 4 Aug. 2020 Her book, which was published in 2005 by Texas A&M University Press, began as her doctoral dissertation for Texas Christian University. —

Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2022 What was the topic of your dissertation and what was your early research about? —

Robert G. Eccles, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023 See More

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