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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Both are pursuing studies of the surrealist movement and, for their dissertations, have been assigned the same academic adviser, Alice Long.
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Joan Gaylord, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2024
The Tennessean had landed in Afghanistan close to a decade earlier to complete her PhD dissertation research in archaeology.
—Alexandra Rockey Fleming, Peoplemag, 8 July 2024
Wallace, a University of Texas at Austin graduate student just days away from defending his dissertation, was on his way to pick up his sister’s children when he was killed.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2024
The topic of his dissertation as a doctoral student at Saybrook University in Pasadena, Calif., is the infrastructure of genocide, focusing on how mass death is normalized and how to heal from it.
—Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
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Joan Gaylord, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2024
The Tennessean had landed in Afghanistan close to a decade earlier to complete her PhD dissertation research in archaeology.
—Alexandra Rockey Fleming, Peoplemag, 8 July 2024
Wallace, a University of Texas at Austin graduate student just days away from defending his dissertation, was on his way to pick up his sister’s children when he was killed.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2024
The topic of his dissertation as a doctoral student at Saybrook University in Pasadena, Calif., is the infrastructure of genocide, focusing on how mass death is normalized and how to heal from it.
—Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
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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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