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Treatise vs Memoir - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between treatise and memoir

is that treatise is a formal, usually lengthy, systematic discourse on some subject while memoir is an autobiography; a book describing the personal experiences of an author.

treatise

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A formal, usually lengthy, systematic discourse on some subject.
  • *
  • *:“[…] We are engaged in a great work, a treatise on our river fortifications, perhaps?? But since when did army officers afford the luxury of amanuenses in this simple republic??”
  • *2005 , (Plato), Sophist . Translation by Lesley Brown. .
  • *:And if someone wants to know how to make objections to actual craftsmen themselves on the subject of art in general or any particular art, there are published treatises available, as you know.
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Sarah Glaz
    • , title= Ode to Prime Numbers , volume=101, issue=4, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Some poems, echoing the purpose of early poetic treatises on scientific principles, attempt to elucidate the mathematical concepts that underlie prime numbers. Others play with primes’ cultural associations. Still others derive their structure from mathematical patterns involving primes.}}

    Synonyms

    * dissertation * disquisition * monograph * treatment (Informal explanation, usually in essay form.)

    Anagrams

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    memoir

    English

    (wikipedia memoir)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An autobiography; a book describing the personal experiences of an author.
    • When I retire, I'm going to write my memoirs .
  • Any form of narrative describing the personal experiences of a writer.

    • Usage notes

    * A memoir differs from a simple autobiography by not focusing on the author as the primary subject matter, but on people and events in the author's life. Emphasis is placed on personal observations about external events. * The plural memoirs is very often used to refer to a single work.

    Related terms

    * memory

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