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Noun: treatise  tree-tis [N. Amer], 'tree,teez [Brit]
  1. A formal and systematic written discourse on some subject
    "The professor published a comprehensive treatise on medieval architecture"

Derived forms: treatises

Type of: piece of writing, writing, written material

Encyclopedia: Treatise