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treatment definition

treat·ment (trēt′mənt)

noun

  1. act, manner, method, etc. of treating, or dealing with, a person, thing, subject in art or literature, etc.
  2. medical, surgical, or cosmetic care, esp. a systematic course of this
  3. Film, TV an outline or prose summary prepared before the script, giving the story with characters, situations, etc. but often without dialogue and usually without separate shots indicated

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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