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Vinony

treatise

noun

  1. formal and systematic written discourse on some subject
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Pronunciation: /ˈtɹiːtɪs/ / /ˈtɹiːtɪz/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English tretys, from Anglo-Norman tretiz and Old French traitis (“treatise, account”), from traitier (“to deal with, treat”).

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

    “"As you cannot make a speech, you must," said Henrietta, "put it into a treatise."”

    ““[…] We are engaged in a great work, a treatise on our river fortifications, perhaps ? But since when did army officers afford the luxury of amanuenses in this simple republic ?[…]””