dissertation
noun
dis·ser·ta·tion
ˌdi-sər-ˈtā-shən 
: an extended usually written treatment of a subject
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He wrote his dissertation on an obscure 16th-century poet.
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Steve Nadis, Wired News, 1 June 2025
Today, the doctoral dissertation that Robert Prevost produced in the mid-1980s is one of the most detailed glimpses into the early intellectual life of the man who became Pope Leo XIV this month.
—Ruth Graham, New York Times, 22 May 2025
She was accused of plagiarizing parts of her 2012 book and doctoral dissertation at Columbia University.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 12 May 2025
There are plenty of interviews out there on podcasts and video of many of these tech CEOs and billionaires who are very comfortable today giving political dissertations outside of their work, and that I'm really fascinated by.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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dissertation
noun
dis·ser·ta·tion
ˌdis-ər-ˈtā-shən
: a long usually written treatment of a subject
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