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dissertations

[dis-er-tey-shuhn] Origin

dis·ser·ta·tion

[dis-er-tey-shuhn]
noun
1.
a written essay, treatise, or thesis, especially one written by a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
2.
any formal discourse in speech or writing.

Origin:
1605–15; < Latin dissertātiōn- (stem of dissertātiō), equivalent to dissertāt(us) (past participle of dissertāre; dissert- (see dissert) + -ātus -ate1) + -iōn- -ion

dis·ser·ta·tion·al, adjective
dis·ser·ta·tion·ist, noun

dissertation, thesis.
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Word Origin & History

dissertation
1611, from L. dissertationem (nom. dissertatio) "discourse," from dissertare "debate, argue," frequentative of disserere "discuss, examine," from dis- "apart" + serere "to arrange words" (see series). Sense of "formal, written treatise" is 1651.
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