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An etymological dictionary of the Scottish language

To which is prefixed, a dissertation on the origin of the scottish language. new ed., carefully rev. and collated, with the entire suppl. incorporated, by john jamieson.

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dissertation

• 1.1 Etymology
• 1.2 Pronunciation
• 1.3.1 Alternative forms
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• 1.3.3 Translations
• 1.4 Further reading
• 2.1 Etymology
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From Latin dissertātiō , from dissertō .

Pronunciation

• ( General American , Canada ) IPA ( key ) : /ˌdɪsɚˈteɪʃən/
• ( General Australian ) IPA ( key ) : /ˌdɪs.əˈtæɪ.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

dissertation ( plural dissertations )

• A formal exposition of a subject , especially a research paper that students write in order to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree in the US and a non-doctoral degree in the UK; a thesis . write a dissertation write up a dissertation hand in a dissertation complete a dissertation
• A lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise ; a discourse ; a sermon .

Alternative forms

• diss ( clipping )

Derived terms

• all but dissertation
• dissertational
• dissertationist
• dissertator
• doctoral dissertation
• predissertation

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• John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner , editors ( 1989 ), “dissertation”, in The Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press , →ISBN .

Borrowed from Latin dissertātiōnem , from dissertō .

• IPA ( key ) : /di.sɛʁ.ta.sjɔ̃/

dissertation   f ( plural dissertations )

• dissertation , essay Synonyms: essai , composition , rédaction

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• “ dissertation ”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [ Digitized Treasury of the French Language ] , 2012 .

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An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language; to Which Is Prefixed, a Dissertation on the Origin of the Scottish Language. New Ed., Carefully Rev. ... With the Entire Suppl. Incorporated Kindle Edition

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An etymological dictionary of the Scottish language. To which is prefixed , a dissertation on the origin of the Scottish language Origin of the Scottish Language by John Jamieson

• Jamieson, John, 1759-1838
• Longmuir, John, 1803-1883
• Donaldson, David, F.E.I.S

• Scots language - Etymology - Dictionaries
• PE2106.J3 1879

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What does the noun dissertation mean?

There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun dissertation , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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British english, u.s. english, where does the noun dissertation come from.

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early 1600s

The earliest known use of the noun dissertation is in the early 1600s.

OED's earliest evidence for dissertation is from 1611, in the writing of John Speed, historian and cartographer.

dissertation is a borrowing from Latin.

Etymons: Latin dissertātiōn-em .

Nearby entries

• dissentment, n. a1699–
• dissentory, n. 1658
• disseparable, adj. a1849–
• disseparate, v. 1550
• dissepiment, n. 1727–
• dissepimental, adj. 1857–
• dissept, v. 1657
• dissepulchred, adj. 1800–
• dissert, v. 1623–
• dissertate, v. 1766–
• dissertation, n. 1611–
• dissertational, adj. 1833–
• dissertationist, n. 1844–
• dissertative, adj. 1816–
• dissertator, n. 1698–
• disserve, v. 1637–
• disservice, n. 1599–
• disservice, v. 1837–
• disserviceable, adj. 1645–
• disserviceableness, n. 1635–
• disserviceably, adv. a1670–

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