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   dissertation

   /ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a long essay on a particular subject, especially one written for a university degree or diploma: "a dissertation on the novels of the Brontë sisters"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘discussion, debate’): from Latin dissertatio(n-), from dissertare ‘continue to discuss’, from disserere ‘examine, discuss’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dissertational adjective

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