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Nietzsche’s treatise criticizes philosophers who rest their moral framework on the assumption that good and evil are opposites.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
The contents of the treatise could be described as a form of dandyism for idle samurai, and Mishima was a modern samurai dandy.
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Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Trump tried to distance himself from the policy treatise during the 2024 campaign.
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
History of Peanut Butter Cookies In his agricultural treatise on peanuts, How To Grow the Peanut: And 105 Ways of Preparing it for Human Consumption, George Washington Carver, with the assistance of Tuskegee students, included three recipes for peanut butter cookies.
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Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2025
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English tretis, from Anglo-French tretiz, alteration of tretez, traitet, from Medieval Latin tractatus, from Latin tractare to treat, handle
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of treatise was
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“Treatise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/treatise. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
treatise
noun
trea·tise
ˈtrēt-əs
: a book or article examining a subject carefully and completely
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