dissertation

dissertation
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
Formal discourse
Nouns
1. dissertation, essay, thesis, term paper, theme; research paper, monograph, treatment; lecture, sermon, homily, tract; discussion, disquisition; treatise, discourse, screed, diatribe; exposition, study, critique (see interpretation). See reasoning, publication, writing.
2. essayist, writer, author, expositor.
Verbs — dissertate, dissert, discourse, discuss, treat, handle.
Adjectives — dissertational, discoursive, monographic, homiletic, expository.
Quotations — Most philosophical treatises show the human cerebrum loaded far beyond its Plimsoll mark (H. L. Mencken).
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. thesis, discourse, treatise, commentary; see exposition 2 , thesis 2 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n.
[DIS ur TAY shun]
a long report or treatise on a subject, based on one's own research, often a requirement of a doctorate.
She gave her dissertation on the mating practices of turtles.
SYN.: thesis, treatise, report, paper, discourse, study, composition, disquisition, essay, exposition.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. A formal, lengthy exposition of a topic: discourse, disquisition, treatise. See WORDS. 2. A thorough, written presentation of an original point of view: thesis. See WORDS.

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