treatise
noun
trea·tise ˈtrē-təs 
also -təz
1
: a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
a treatise on higher education
2
obsolete : account, tale
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The 92-page treatise — available at workforce.org — is to be discussed in detail during a free symposium at San Diego Central Library on Aug. 23. 
Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2022 Though the treatise has not survived, Roman copies of Polykleitos’ sculpture live on. Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 May 2022 The 1644 treatise takes its peculiar name from the Areopagus, a rocky mount just below the Acropolis in Athens. John J. Miller, WSJ, 6 May 2022 The year after that, events in Washington transformed the atlas from an academic treatise to an economic playbook. Wired, 29 July 2022 And in my view, nothing can stall creative momentum like a 340-page treatise about compliance. Ryan Blanch, Forbes, 11 July 2022 An antiquarian named William Camden recorded the existence of the ruins in a 1586 treatise. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 June 2022 This American Wife, an insane and painfully personal treatise on star worship and the Real Housewives franchise. Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 14 June 2022 This tiny New York show reveals Guyton both transcending and perpetuating the legend of Heidelberg, and solidifying 2+2=8 as an artistic treatise. New York Times, 19 May 2022 See More
Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2022 Though the treatise has not survived, Roman copies of Polykleitos’ sculpture live on. Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 May 2022 The 1644 treatise takes its peculiar name from the Areopagus, a rocky mount just below the Acropolis in Athens. John J. Miller, WSJ, 6 May 2022 The year after that, events in Washington transformed the atlas from an academic treatise to an economic playbook. Wired, 29 July 2022 And in my view, nothing can stall creative momentum like a 340-page treatise about compliance. Ryan Blanch, Forbes, 11 July 2022 An antiquarian named William Camden recorded the existence of the ruins in a 1586 treatise. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 June 2022 This American Wife, an insane and painfully personal treatise on star worship and the Real Housewives franchise. Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 14 June 2022 This tiny New York show reveals Guyton both transcending and perpetuating the legend of Heidelberg, and solidifying 2+2=8 as an artistic treatise. New York Times, 19 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English tretis, from Anglo-French tretiz, alteration of tretez, traitet, from Medieval Latin tractatus, from Latin tractare to treat, handle
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
treatises
noun
as in monographs
a written work that discusses a subject carefully and thoroughly —often + on a treatise on capitalism that is standard reading in university economics classes Synonyms & Similar Words
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