What is another word for treatise?

Pronunciation: [tɹˈiːtɪz] (IPA)

When it comes to academic and scholarly writing, the word "treatise" is often used to refer to a written work which looks at a particular subject in depth. However, there are a number of other synonyms which can be used to describe this kind of work. For instance, the word "monograph" is often used to describe a more focused piece of research which deals with a specific aspect or element of a subject. Similarly, the terms "dissertation" and "thesis" are used to refer to longer, more formal pieces of academic writing which explore a particular research question or argument in greater detail. Other synonyms for "treatise" include "scholarly article," "essay," and "paper".

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Usage examples for Treatise

When the student learns that there are probably no fewer than six or seven hundred different minerals, he will understand how impossible it is to do more in a short geological treatise than point out a few of the most commonly occurring ones.
"Geology"
James Geikie
The Life of the Bee is not a scientific treatise, though it is scientifically correct; it does not claim to bring new material; it is a simple account of the bees' short year from April to the last days of September, told by one who loves and knows them to those who, he assumes, have no intimate knowledge.
"Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck"
Jethro Bithell
A treatise on chemistry?
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford

Famous quotes with Treatise

  • Cicero, in his treatise concerning the Nature of the Gods, having said that three Jupiters were enumerated by theologians, adds that the third was of Crete, the son of Saturn, and that his tomb is shown in that island.
    Lactantius
  • You must consider, when reading this treatise, that mental perception, because connected with matter, is subject to conditions similar to those to which physical perception is subject.
    Maimonides
  • A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would be called a treatise.
    John Henry Newman
  • I, therefore, O Caesar, do not publish this work, merely prefixing my name to a treatise which of right belongs to others, nor think of acquiring reputation by finding fault with the works of any one.
    Marcus V. Pollio
  • Consequently the student who is devoid of talent will derive no more profit from this work than barren soil from a treatise on agriculture.
    Quintilian

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