How to pronounce dissertation
American English pronunciation
dis-er-TAY-shun
- IPA
- /ˌdɪsɚˈteɪʃən/
- Syllables
- dis · er · TAY · shun (4 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What dissertation means
A long research paper written for an advanced university degree
In a sentence: My cousin spent three years writing her dissertation about frogs in the rainforest.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin dissertatio, from a verb meaning to discuss or argue.
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