dissertation

Plural: dissertations

Noun

• a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree
• A formal exposition of a subject, especially a research paper that students write in order to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree in the US and a non-doctoral degree in the UK; a thesis.
• A lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon.

Examples

• complete a dissertation
• hand in a dissertation
• write a dissertation
• write up a dissertation

Synonyms

thesis