| Main Entry: | treatise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written study of a subject |
Synonyms: |
argument, book, commentary, composition, discourse, discussion, disquisition, dissertation, essay, exposition, memoir, monograph, pamphlet, paper, review, script, thesis, tract, tractate, work, writing |
| Main Entry: | article |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | piece of writing |
Synonyms: |
beat*, blurb, column, commentary, composition, discourse, editorial, essay, exposition, feature, item, paper, piece, scoop*, spread, story, theme, think piece, treatise, write-up |
| Main Entry: | body |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | main part of written work |
Synonyms: |
argument, burden, core, discourse, dissertation, evidence, exposition, gist, heart, material, meat, pith, sense, substance, text, thesis, treatise, upshot |
| Main Entry: | book |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | published document |
Synonyms: |
album, atlas, bestseller, bible, booklet, brochure, codex, compendium, copy, dictionary, dissertation, edition, encyclopedia, essay, fiction, folio, handbook, hardcover, leaflet, lexicon, magazine, manual, monograph, nonfiction, novel, octavo, offprint, omnibus, opus, opuscule, pamphlet, paperback, periodical, portfolio, preprint, primer, publication, quarto, reader, reprint, roll, scroll, softcover, speller, text, textbook, thesaurus, tome, tract, treatise, vade mecum, volume, work, writing |
| Main Entry: | commentary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | analysis |
Synonyms: |
annotation, appreciation, comment, consideration, criticism, critique, description, discourse, exegesis, explanation, exposition, gloss, narration, notes, obiter dictum, observation, remark, review, treatise, voice-over |
| Main Entry: | discourse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dialogue; dissertation |
Synonyms: |
address, article, chat, communication, conversation, converse, descant, discussion, disquisition, essay, gabfest, homily, huddle, lecture, memoir, monograph, monologue, oration, paper, rhetoric, sermon, speaking, speech, talk, thesis, tractate, treatise, utterance, verbalization |
Antonyms: |
quiet, silence |
| Main Entry: | dissertation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scholarly thesis |
Synonyms: |
argumentation, commentary, critique, discourse, disputation, disquisition, essay, exposition, memoir, monograph, tractate, treatise |
| Notes: | thesis is for a master's degree and a dissertation is for a doctorate |
| Main Entry: | essay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written discourse |
Synonyms: |
article, composition, discussion, disquisition, dissertation, explication, exposition, manuscript, paper, piece, study, theme, thesis, tract, treatise |
| Main Entry: | exposition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written description |
Synonyms: |
account, analysis, annotation, article, comment, commentary, composition, construal, construction, critique, delineation, details, discourse, discussion, disquisition, dissertation, editorial, elucidation, enucleation, enunciation, essay, exegesis, explanation, explication, exposé, expounding, history, illustration, interpretation, monograph, paper, piece, position paper, presentation, report, review, statement, story, study, tale, text, theme, thesis, tract, tractate, treatise |
| Main Entry: | literature |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written matter, both fictional and nonfictional |
Synonyms: |
abstract, article, belles-lettres, biography, books, brochure, classics, comment, composition, critique, discourse, discussion, disquisition, dissertation, drama, essay, exposition, findings, history, humanities, information, leaflet, letters, lit, literary works, lore, novel, observation, pamphlet, paper, poetry, prose, précis, report, research, story, summary, theme, thesis, tract, treatise, treatment, writings, written work |
Antonyms: |
speech |