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# dissertation

noun (dissertations)

«dissertation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A long, formal piece of writing about one subject, often written by a student for a degree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/dissertation/#m1)

### In the lessons

in lessons and in old books, a serious study of a topic by a scholar

### Examples

- The student wrote a dissertation on ancient coins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/dissertation/#x1)
- This dissertation looks at old fairy tales. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/dissertation/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dissertation»](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/dissertation/): every meaning and example of this page parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dissertation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dissertation.html) on Mova free.