Akademik
dissertation
noun
/ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən,ˌdɪsɚˈteɪʃən/
a)
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
.
b)
A lengthy
lecture
on a subject; a
treatise
; a
discourse
; a
sermon
.
Wikipedia foundation
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