Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doctoral dissertation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: doc-tor-al dis-ser-ta-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

A lengthy, formal treatise written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at a university.

Example Sentences

"The term graduate thesis is sometimes used to refer to both master's theses and doctoral dissertations."

Questions

What does doctoral dissertation mean?: A lengthy, formal treatise written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at a university.

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