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treatises

[tree-tis] Origin

trea·tise

[tree-tis]
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; Middle English tretis < Anglo-French tretiz, akin to Old French traitier to treat
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Treatises is always a great word to know.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Word Origin & History

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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