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treatise

/ˈtɹitəs/

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What does treatise mean?

noun

  1. A formal, usually lengthy, systematic discourse on some subject.

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/ˈtɹitəs/

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A very effective part of the little treatise was devoted to answering the authority of the fathers of the early Church.
Andrew Dickson WhiteHistory of the Warfare of Science with Theology in ChristendomProject Gutenberg ebook #505
With this view they published a series of articles in the shape of a journal, which now form a complete treatise.
Alexis de TocquevilleDemocracy in America — Volume 1Translated by Henry ReeveProject Gutenberg ebook #815
More book examples (3)
I should feel bound to explain and demonstrate this point at more length, if I were writing a special treatise on body.
Benedictus de SpinozaEthics — Part 2Translated by R. H. M. (Robert Harvey Monro) ElwesProject Gutenberg ebook #920
But the object of this treatise is not to set forth the contradictions of the economists and to wage fruitless war upon persons.
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonSystem of Economical Contradictions; Or, The Philosophy of MiseryProject Gutenberg ebook #444
Since then many observations have been made on this subject, and quite recently Laurent has published a most exhaustive treatise upon it.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747