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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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noun

    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)

 
Wikipedia: Treatise
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A treatise is a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay. A lengthy discourse on some 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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