DISSERTATION in a Sentence

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Example sentences for DISSERTATION, such as:

1. It was the lamp he wrote his philosophical dissertations by.
2. Students can either do a dissertation or take part in a practical project.
3. Each student has a supervisor to advise on the writing of the dissertation.
4. Diploma and certificate courses do not normally require the submission of a dissertation.

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 Meanings and Examples of DISSERTATION
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dissertation
 n.  formal essay; paper written by candidate for doctoral degree at university
Classic Sentence:
1  No; by your brilliant and almost sublime conversation you have elevated me above the ordinary level; we no longer talk, we rise to dissertation.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 48. Ideology.
2  "I am prejudiced against Beauchamp," said Albert, drawing Franz away, and leaving the former to finish his philosophical dissertation with Debray.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 74. The Villefort Family Vault.
3  He left behind him five or six very curious manuscripts; among others, a dissertation on this verse in Genesis, In the beginning, the spirit of God floated upon the waters.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER V—MONSEIGNEUR BIENVENU MADE HIS CASSOCKS LAST TOO...
4  It was the lamp he wrote his philosophical dissertations by.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
Example Sentence:
1  Students can either do a dissertation or take part in a practical project.
2  Diploma and certificate courses do not normally require the submission of a dissertation.
3  Each student has a supervisor to advise on the writing of the dissertation.
4  In order to earn a graduate degree from many of our universities, a candidate is frequently required to prepare a dissertation on some scholarly subject.