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

synonym: thesis.

Roget 595: dissertation, treatise, essay; thesis, theme; monograph, tract, tractate^†, tractation^†; discourse, memoir, disquisition, lecture, sermon, homily, pandect^†; excursus.    commentary, review, critique, criticism, article; leader, leading article; editorial; running commentary.    investigation etc. (inquiry) 461; study etc. (consideration) 451; discussion etc. (reasoning) 476; exposition etc. (explanation) 522.    commentator, critic, essayist, pamphleteer.    ... show more

Dutch: afstudeerproject, afstudeerscriptie, dissertatie, doctoraalscriptie, proefschrift, scriptie, thesis
Polish: dysertacja