treatise
/ˈtɹiːtɪs/
treatise noun: a formal, usually lengthy, systematic discourse on some subject.
Noun
treatise (plural treatises)
- 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.c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
- "As you cannot make a speech, you must," said Henrietta, "put it into a treatise."1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “An Act of Parliament”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 191
- Synonyms:
- tractate, dissertation, disquisition, monograph, treatment
treatise meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
treatise in Hindi
- systematic discourse on some subject
- प्रबंध prabandh
treatise in Tamil
- ஆய்வுக் கட்டுரை
treatise in Urdu
- مقالہ, نامہ, رسالہ
treatise in Bengali
- গ্রন্থ, নিবন্ধ, শাস্ত্র, প্রবন্ধ
More languagesFewer languages
- treatise in Telugu
- ప్రబంధము prabandhamu
- treatise in Malayalam
- വർണ്ണന, ഉപന്യാസം, ഗവേഷണപഠനപ്രബന്ധം
- treatise in Kannada
- ಪೆರ್ಬರಹ, ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಗ್ರಂಥ, ಪ್ರಕರಣ ಗ್ರಂಥ
- treatise in Arabic
- رِسَالَة risāla
- treatise in Indonesian
- risalah
Examples of treatise in a sentence
- “[…] We are engaged in a great work, a treatise on our river fortifications, perhaps ?1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- 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.2005, Plato, translated by Lesley Brown, Sophist, page 232d:
- Some poems, echoing the purpose of early poetic treatises on scientific principles, attempt to elucidate the mathematical concepts that underlie prime numbers.2013 July–August, Sarah Glaz, “Ode to Prime Numbers”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 4:
Synonyms of treatise
Forms of treatise
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Origin of treatise
From Middle English tretys, from Anglo-Norman tretiz and Old French traitis (“treatise, account”), from traitier (“to deal with, treat”).
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Words that rhyme with treatise
Questions about treatise
- What does treatise mean?
- Treatise means a formal, usually lengthy, systematic discourse on some subject.
- What is treatise in Hindi?
- Treatise in Hindi is प्रबंध (prabandh). See Treatise meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use treatise in a sentence?
- “[…] We are engaged in a great work, a treatise on our river fortifications, perhaps ?
- What part of speech is treatise?
- Treatise is a noun.
- How do you pronounce treatise?
- Treatise is pronounced /ˈtɹiːtɪs/.
- What is the plural of treatise?
- The plural of treatise is treatises.
Words near treatise in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: treatise (page history and authors); treatise (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); treatise (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); treatise (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ప్రబంధము (Telugu) (page history and authors); treatise (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); treatise (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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