tract

tract
I. noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Middle English tracte, from Medieval Latin tractus, from Latin, action of drawing, extension; perhaps from its being sung without a break by one voice Date: 14th century verses of Scripture (as from the Psalms) used between the gradual and the Gospel at some masses (as during penitential seasons) II. noun Etymology: Middle English tracte, from Latin tractus action of drawing, extension, from trahere to pull, draw Date: 15th century 1. extent or lapse of time 2. an area either large or small: as a. an indefinite stretch of land b. a defined area of land 3. a. a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function <
the digestive tract
> b. a bundle of nerve fibers having a common origin, termination, and function III. noun Etymology: Middle English, treatise, from Medieval Latin tractus, perhaps alteration of Latin tractatus tractate Date: 1760 a pamphlet or leaflet of political or religious propaganda; also a piece of writing that is suggestive of such a tract

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  • tract — [ trakt ] n. m. • 1832; mot angl., abrév. de tractate « traité » ♦ Petite feuille ou brochure gratuite de propagande religieuse, politique, etc. Distribuer, afficher des tracts. Tracts lâchés d un avion. ● tract nom masculin (anglais tract,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Tract — Tract, n. [L. tractus a drawing, train, track, course, tract of land, from trahere tractum, to draw. Senses 4 and 5 are perhaps due to confusion with track. See {Trace},v., and cf. {Tratt}.] 1. Something drawn out or extended; expanse. The deep… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tract — may refer to:* tract, a section of land * Tract (literature), a short written work, usually of a political or religious nature * Tract (liturgy), a component of Roman Catholic liturgy * A collection of related anatomic structures, such as the… …   Wikipedia

  • tract — s. v. circulaţie, trafic. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime  tract s. n., pl. trácturi Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  TRACT s.n. 1. Foaie sau broşură de propagandă. 2. v. tractus. [< …   Dicționar Român

  • tract — [trækt] n [Sense: 1 2; Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: tractus pulling, extension , from trahere to pull ] [Sense: 3; Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: tractatus tract , from tractare; TRACTABLE] 1.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Tract — Tract, n. [Abbrev.fr. tractate.] A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short extent; a short treatise, especially on practical religion. [1913 Webster] The church clergy at that time writ the best collection of tracts against popery… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tract — Tract, v. t. To trace out; to track; also, to draw out; to protact. [Obs.] Spenser. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tract — index district, land, lot, pandect (treatise), parcel, plot (land), property (l …   Law dictionary

  • tract — [ trækt ] noun count * 1. ) a large area of land: Vast tracts of land were being planted with these trees. 2. ) MEDICAL a group of organs and tubes that work together in your body: the digestive/respiratory tract 3. ) a piece of writing… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tract — Ⅰ. tract [1] ► NOUN 1) a large area of land. 2) a major passage in the body or other continuous elongated anatomical structure. ORIGIN Latin tractus drawing, draught , from trahere draw, pull . Ⅱ. tract [2] …   English terms dictionary

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