treatise
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treatise
- /ˈtɹiːtɪs/
- /ˈtɹiːtɪz/
Rhymes with -iːtɪs
Where it comes from
From Middle English tretys, from Anglo-Norman tretiz and Old French traitis (“treatise, account”), from traitier (“to deal with, treat”).
noun treatises
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A formal, usually lengthy, systematic discourse on some subject.
[M]y Fell of haire / VVould at a diſmall Treatiſe rovvze, and ſtirre / As life vvere in't.
Similar: tractate, dissertation, disquisition, monograph, treatment
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: monograph, text, treaty, treated, dealt, dissertation, paper, discourse, exposition, essay, commentary, opus, argument, critique, analysis, disquisition
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Every language
noun systematic discourse on some subject
| Español | tratado |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 論文 ronbun |
| 中文 | 論文 /论文 lùnwén, 論述 /论述 lùnshù, 專著 /专著 zhuānzhù, 論著 /论著 lùnzhù |
| हिन्दी | प्रबंध prabandh |
| Português | tratado |
| Français | traité |
| Deutsch | Abhandlung, Traktat |
| Italiano | trattato |
| Ελληνικά | διατριβή diatriví, πραγματεία pragmateía |
| Română | tratat |
| Русский | тракта́т traktát, курс kurs, нау́чный труд naúčnyj trud |
| العربية | رِسَالَة risāla |
| עברית | מסכת masékhet |
Talk about this word "treatise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/treatise. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. treatise. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/treatise "treatise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/treatise.Cite this
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title = {treatise},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
