Treatise

имя существительное 1) трактат 2) научный труд; курс (учебник) Синоним(ы): composition Например: treatise poem — нравоучительное стихотворение (18 века)

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Treatise

noun Etymology: Middle English tretis, from Anglo-French tretiz, alteration of tretez, traitet, from Medieval Latin tractatus, from Latin tractare to treat, handle 1. a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached Example: a treatise on higher education 2. obsolete account, tale

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