Dissertation

[,dɪsə'teɪʃ(ə)n] or ['dɪsɚ'teʃən]

(noun.) a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree.

Inputed by Byron--From WordNet

(n.) A formal or elaborate argumentative discourse, oral or written; a disquisition; an essay; a discussion; as, Dissertations on the Prophecies.

Inputed by Jill

n. Disquisition, treatise, discourse, essay.

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[See DEPREDATION]

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