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dissertation

n.
US //ˌdɪsɝˈteɪʃən// UK //dɪsətˈeɪʃən// dis·ser·ta·tion
  1. 1 lengthy speech or writing (n.)
    C2 Proficiency Formal Literary

    a long, serious speech or piece of writing about a subject.

    a lengthy and systematic discourse or treatise on a particular topic, not necessarily for academic credit.

    Example

    He gave us a long dissertation on why the old laws were better.

    Example

    The professor launched into a spontaneous dissertation on the evolution of gothic architecture, ignoring the original topic of the seminar.

Origin

From Latin dissertātiō, from dissertō.

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