different between dissertation vs tractate

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 Latin tract?tus, past participle of tract? (“discuss”), the iterative or frequentative of trah?. Doublet of treaty.

Noun

tractate (plural tractates)

1. A treatise.

Related terms

• tract
• treatise
• treaty

Translations

Latin

Verb

tract?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of tract?

References

• tractate in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)