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Treatise

/trˈitəs/
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(noun) A formal, usually lengthy, systematic discourse on some subject.

The definitive treatise was written by someone with no formal education in the subject.
Tom just finished writing a 300-page treatise on demography.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The scholar wrote a long and detailed ____ about the history of scientific discoveries during the nineteenth century today.

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