dissertation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: dissertation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for dissertation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dissertation n a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree Synonym(s): dissertation, thesis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dissertation \Dis`ser*ta"tion\, n. [L. dissertatio: cf. F. dissertation.] A formal or elaborate argumentative discourse, oral or written; a disquisition; an essay; a discussion; as, Dissertations on the Prophecies.