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The ancient Romans and Greeks never really wrote treatises about how to lie well.—JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025 This includes the book Every Child Deserves Straight A’s, a treatise on the three As the Wears Valley Ranch tries to embody for each child: Attention, Authority, and Achievement.—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025 Thomas Ady, the 17th century author of a skeptical treatise on witchcraft A Candle in the Dark appears to refer to Vincent without naming him directly.—Scott Neuman, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025 The book isn’t a winding memoir or a political treatise, and Harris doesn’t disclose any future plans.—Chris Megerian, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for treatise
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Middle English tretis, from Anglo-French tretiz, alteration of tretez, traitet, from Medieval Latin tractatus, from Latin tractare to treat, handle
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