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• trea|tise — «TREE tihs», noun. 1. a book or other writing dealing with some subject. A treatise is more formal and systematic than most books or writings. »Never literary attempt was more unfortunate than my Treatise of Human Nature. It fell dead born from… …   Useful english dictionary

• trea — as·pi·do·gas·trea; cras·sos·trea; er·i·trea; os·trea; pe·trea; trea·cly; trea·son; trea·son·able; trea·son·ably; trea·son·ous; trea·sur·able; trea·sur·er; trea·sur·er·ship; trea·sur·ess; trea·sury; trea·sury·ship; trea·tise; trea·ty; trea·ty·ite; …   English syllables

• tise — bap·tise; bê·tise; chas·tise; chas·tise·ment; coin·tise; di·ver·tise·ment; ex·per·tise; fai·né·an·tise; trea·tise; war·ran·tise; mor·tise; am·or·tise; hyp·no·tise; hy·pos·ta·tise; …   English syllables

• treatise — trea·tise …   English syllables

• treatise — trea|tise [ˈtri:tıs, tız] n [C ] [Date: 1300 1400; : Anglo French; Origin: tretiz, from Old French traitier; TREAT1] a serious book or article about a particular subject treatise on ▪ a treatise on medical ethics …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• treatise — trea|tise [ tritıs ] noun count FORMAL a serious book or piece of writing about a particular subject …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• treatise — trea•tise [[t]ˈtri tɪs[/t]] n. a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay • Etymology: 1300–50; ME tretis < AF tretiz, akin to OF traitier to treat …   From formal English to slang

• Treatise — Trea tise, n. [OE. tretis, OF. treitis, traitis, well made. See {Treat}.] 1. A written composition on a particular subject, in which its principles are discussed or explained; a tract. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] He published a treatise in which he… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Ars grammatica — An Ars grammatica is a generic or proper title for surveys of Latin Grammar.Extant works known as Ars grammatica have been written by *Aelius Donatus *Maurus Servius Honoratus *Diomedes Grammaticus *Charisius *Pseudo Remmius PalaemonThe most… …   Wikipedia

• Schopenhauer, Arthur — born Feb. 22, 1788, Danzig, Prussia died Sept. 21, 1860, Frankfurt am Main German philosopher. His father was a banker and his mother a novelist. He studied in several fields before earning his doctorate in philosophy. He regarded the Upanishads …   Universalium