Treatise

Definitions

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

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Examples

“"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 ?[…]””

“And if someone wants to know⟳ how to make⟳ objections to actual craftsmen themselves on the subject of art in general or any particular art, there are published treatises available, as you know⟳.”

“Some poems, echoing the purpose of early poetic treatises on scientific principles, attempt⟳ to elucidate the mathematical concepts that underlie prime numbers. Others play⟳ with primes’ cultural associations. Still others derive their structure⟳ from mathematical patterns involving primes.”

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