Look up: Treatise

1. treatise
   [n] - a formal exposition
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2. Treatise
   We are very fortunate that some fencing masters and professional instructors in Europe wrote manuals or essays on their systems of defence. These were called treatises. Many of these have survived, with the earliest dating from the late 13th century. These documents are used as the basis of our art. For who knew better how to use a sword than the men charged with teaching it in a time when effective use meant life or death?
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3. treatise
   document giving as systematic exposition as possible of a subject field Category: Education
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4. treatise
   noun a formal exposition
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5. Treatise
   • (n.) Story; discourse. • (n.) A written composition on a particular subject, in which its principles are discussed or explained; a tract.
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6. Treatise
   (music) `Treatise` is a musical composition by British composer Cornelius Cardew (1936-1981). Treatise is a graphic musical score comprising 193 pages of lines, symbols, and various geometric or abstract shapes that eschew conventional musical notation. Implicit in the title is ...
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7. Treatise
   A `treatise` is a formal and systematic written discourse on some subject, generally longer and treating it in greater depth than an essay, and more concerned with investigating or exposing the principles of the subject. Noteworthy treatises: Treatises have been written by various philosophers: See also: References:
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