I glanced at the books upon the table, and in spite of my ignorance of German I could see that two of them were treatises on science, the others being volumes of poetry.
Source: tatoeba (10644670)
Treatises
Synonyms for "treatises" (11 found)
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Noun(3 words)
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Noun(3 words)
Related words (5)
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2 entriesacademic textscholarly work
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6 entriesdoctrinal treatisehistorical treatiselegal treatisemonographphilosophical treatisesystematic treatise
Collocations
5 entriesacademic treatiselengthy treatisemonographic treatisescholarly treatisetreatise on ethics
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
While working for the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, he designed and built the second tide prediction machine which was used for over thirty years, wrote numerous theoretical treatises on tides and tidal currents, and published a series of essays in Coast and Geodetic Survey annual reports on such topics as “Meteorological Researches: Cyclones, Tornadoes, and Water-Spouts”.
Source: tatoeba (12005750)
The importance of rhetoric in ancient education and public life is reflected in the wealth of rhetorical treatises composed by classical orators and teachers of oratory.
Source: tatoeba (12105174)