different between dissertation vs disquisition

English

Etymology

From Latin dissert?ti?, from dissert?.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d?s??te???n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d?s??te???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

dissertation (plural dissertations)

1. A formal exposition of a subject, especially a research paper that students write in order to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree; a thesis.
2. A lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon.

Alternative forms

• diss (clipping)

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

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

French

Etymology

From Latin dissert?ti?, from dissert?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.s??.ta.sj??/

Noun

dissertation f (plural dissertations)

1. dissertation, essay

Synonyms

• (dissertation, essay): essai, composition, rédaction

Further reading

• “dissertation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French disquisition (“disquisition”), from Latin disqu?s?ti? (“inquiry, investigation”), from disqu?r? (“to investigate”) (from dis- (prefix meaning ‘apart, asunder’) + quaer? (“to look for, seek; to inquire, question”)) + -ti? (suffix forming nouns relating to an action or the result of an action).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d?skw??z??(?)n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d?skw??z???n/
• Rhymes: -???n
• Hyphenation: dis?qui?sit?ion

Noun

disquisition (plural disquisitions)

1. A methodical inquiry or investigation.
2. A lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic; (loosely) a dissertation or treatise.

Derived terms

• disquisitional
• disquisitionary

Related terms

• disquisitive
• disquisitor
• disquisitorial
• disquisitory

Translations

References

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin disqu?s?ti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dis.ki.zi.sj??/

Noun

disquisition f (plural disquisitions)

1. (formal) disquisition

References

• “disquisition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).