DISSERTATION

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Meaning:

A treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree

Synonyms:

dissertation; thesis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("dissertation" is a kind of...):

treatise (a formal exposition)

Derivation:

dissertate (talk at length and formally about a topic)