GRE Word List

TREATISE

a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached

The meaning of the word treatise is a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached.

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