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treatment
NOUN:

1. an act or manner of treating.

2. action or behavior toward a person, animal, etc.

3. management in the application of medicines, surgery, etc.

4. subjection to some agent or action.

5. the application of medicines, surgery, psychotherapy, etc, to a patient or to a disease or symptom.

6. the act, practice, or manner of treating.

7. administration or application of remedies to a patient or for a disease or an injury; medicinal or surgical management; therapy.

8. the act or manner or an instance of treating someone or something; handling, usage:
the star requires careful treatment.

9. the techniques or actions customarily applied in a specified situation.

10. a substance or technique used in treating.

11. an experimental condition.

Examples:

We want to ensure equal treatment for everyone. // The law requires humane treatment of prisoners.

of art, etc:

4. literary or artistic handling, especially with reference to style.

7. the manner of handling or dealing with a person or thing, as in a literary or artistic work.

in movies, television, film:

1. a preliminary outline of a film or teleplay laying out the key scenes, characters, and locales.

2. an expansion of a script into sequence form, indicating camera angles, dialogue, etc.

Origin:

First recorded in 1550–60; treat + -ment. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use of treatment: circa 1560. —Merriam-Webster.

Sources: 1, 2.

Added: 9 March 2020 {3:35 PM} // Updated: 27 July 2020 {7:16 PM}
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