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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Chang Che, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
According to the grant information sheet, the fellowship awarded over $72,000 for a dissertation related to LGBT community building in Czechia and Slovakia.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 6 Mar. 2026
The novel grew from Arnott’s decades-old dissertation on serial killers and her desire to explore how wives could be manipulated by their husbands.
—Diane Garrett, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Although the startup is separate from his dissertation research, the company reflects his broader interest in building secure systems that work in real-world conditions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2026
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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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