Associations to the word «Dissertation»

Wiktionary

DISSERTATION, noun. A formal exposition of a subject, especially a research paper that students write in order to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree; a thesis.
DISSERTATION, noun. A lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne