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trea⋅tise

  [tree-tis]
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–noun
a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay.
Origin:
1300–50; ME tretis < AF tretiz, akin to OF traitier to treat
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trea·tise   (trē'tĭs)   
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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treatise 
c.1300, from Anglo-Fr. tretiz (c.1250), contracted from O.Fr. traiteiz, from Gallo-Romance *tractaticius, from L. tractare "to deal with" (see treat).
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