treatise C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈtɹiːtɪs/ See IPA manual Freq #37403 Meanings 1 noun A formal, usually lengthy, systematic discourse on some subject. "As you cannot make a speech, you must," said Henrietta, "put it into a treatise.". 2 noun a formal exposition Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a formal, usually lengthy,... disquisitiondissertationmonographtractatetreatment Word family Forms treatises Common collocations scholarly treatise Adjective + noun Etymology From Middle English tretys, from Anglo-Norman tretiz and Old French traitis (“treatise, account”), from traitier (“to deal with, treat”). Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # treatise **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtɹiːtɪs/ **Frequency rank:** 37403 ## Meanings 1. A formal, usually lengthy, systematic discourse on some subject. 2. a formal exposition ## Examples - "As you cannot make a speech, you must," said Henrietta, "put it into a treatise.". ## Etymology From Middle English tretys, from Anglo-Norman tretiz and Old French traitis (“treatise, account”), from traitier (“to deal with, treat”). ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown