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Dissertation

A formal or elaborate argumentative discourse, oral or written; a disquisition; an essay; a discussion; as, Dissertations on the Prophecies.

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Treatise 76% connected

A written composition on a particular subject, in which its principles are discussed or explained; a tract.

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Discourse 74% connected

The power of the mind to reason or infer by running, as it were, from one fact or reason to another, and deriving a conclusion; an exercise or act of…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Discourse 74% connected

The power of the mind to reason or infer by running, as it were, from one fact or reason to another, and deriving a conclusion; an exercise or act of…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Thesis 92% connected

A position or proposition which a person advances and offers to maintain, or which is actually maintained by argument.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Accusative adjective · 85% connection

serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes; "objective case"; "accus…

Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Education, Essay and argument structure.
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Argument noun · 85% connection

a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"

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Argumentation noun · 85% connection

a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"

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Debate noun · 85% connection

a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"

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Deduction noun · 85% connection

reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)

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Deductive reasoning noun · 85% connection

reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)

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Implication noun · 85% connection

a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation…

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Import noun · 85% connection

a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation…

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Objective adjective · 85% connection

serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes; "objective case"; "accus…

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Principle noun · 85% connection

(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature);…

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Rationale noun · 85% connection

(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature);…

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Significance noun · 85% connection

a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation…

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Synthesis noun · 85% connection

reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)

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Evaluation noun · 85% connection

act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of

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Rating noun · 85% connection

act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of

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Abstract thought noun · 78% connection

thinking that is coherent and logical

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Background signal noun · 78% connection

extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly he…

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Backup noun · 78% connection

the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"

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Address verb · 78% connection

A formal communication, either written or spoken; a discourse; a speech; a formal application to any one; a petition; a formal stateme…

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Argumentative adjective · 78% connection

Consisting of, or characterized by, argument; containing a process of reasoning; as, an argumentative discourse.

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Conversation noun · 78% connection

Colloquial discourse; oral interchange of sentiments and observations; informal dialogue.

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Disquisition noun · 78% connection

A formal or systematic inquiry into, or discussion of, any subject; a full examination or investigation of a matter, with the argument…

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Disquisitional adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to disquisition; of the nature of disquisition.

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Disquisitionary adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to disquisition; disquisitional.

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Disquisitive adjective · 78% connection

Relating to disquisition; fond discussion or investigation; examining; inquisitive.

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Disquisitory adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to disquisition; disquisitive.

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Dissertate verb · 78% connection

To deal in dissertation; to write dissertations; to discourse.

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Dissertational adjective · 78% connection

Relating to dissertations; resembling a dissertation.

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Dissertationist noun · 78% connection

A writer of dissertations.

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