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treatment

treat·ment

UK/ˈtɹiːtmənt/ US/ˈtritmʌnt/ common

noun

1.

care by procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury

2.

the management of someone or something

  • “the handling of prisoners”
  • “the treatment of water sewage”
  • “the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system”
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3.

a manner of dealing with something artistically

  • “his treatment of space borrows from Italian architecture”
4.

an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

  • “the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic”
  • “his treatment of the race question is badly biased”
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Origin

From treat + -ment. Compare French traitement.

Phrases

  • absent treatment
  • adjunct treatment
  • cold treatment
  • conservative treatment
  • definitive treatment
  • error treatment
  • exposure treatment
  • flour treatment agent

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