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Dictionary: trea·tise   (trē'tĭs) pronunciation
n.
  1. A systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject.
  2. Obsolete. A tale or narrative.

[Middle English treatis, from Anglo-Norman tretiz, alteration of treteiz, from Vulgar Latin *tractātīcius, from Latin tractātus, past participle of tractāre, to drag about, deal with. See treat.]


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    A formal, lengthy exposition of a topic: discourse, disquisition, dissertation. See words.

Literary Dictionary: treatise
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treatise [tree‐tiz], a written work devoted to the systematic examination of a particular subject, usually philosophical or scientific.

Law Encyclopedia: Treatise
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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

A scholarly legal publication containing all the law relating to a particular area, such as criminal law or land-use control.

Lawyers commonly use treatises in order to review the law and update their knowledge of pertinent case decisions and statutes.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A formal exposition.

pronunciation A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would be called a treatise. — John Henry Newman (1801-1890)

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A treatise is a formal and systematic written discourse on some subject, generally longer and treating it in greater depth than an essay, and more concerned with investigating or exposing the principles of the subject.

Noteworthy treatises

  • Treatises on art:
    • ShitaoHua Yu Lu (Treatise on the Philosophy of Painting)

See also

References

  1. ^ J. L. Berggren, Alexander Jones; Ptolemy's Geography By Ptolemy, Princeton University Press, 2001 ISBN 0691092591

Translations: Treatise
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - afhandling

Nederlands (Dutch)
verhandeling

Français (French)
n. - traité

Deutsch (German)
n. - Abhandlung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πραγματεία, διατριβή

Italiano (Italian)
trattato, dissertazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tratado (obra sobre determinado assunto) (m)

Русский (Russian)
трактат

Español (Spanish)
n. - tratado, relación, narración

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avhandling

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
论文, 论述

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 論文, 論述

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 논문, 논설

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 論文

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رساله, بحث‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מחקר, מסה‬


 
 
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