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tract
1[ trakt ]
noun
- Anatomy.
- a definite region or area of the body, especially a group, series, or system of related parts or organs:
the digestive tract.
- a bundle of nerve fibers having a common origin and destination.
- Roman Catholic Church. an anthem consisting of verses of Scripture, sung after the gradual in the Mass from Septuagesima until the day before Easter and on certain other occasions, taking the place of the alleluias and the verse that ordinarily accompany the gradual.
- Ornithology. a pteryla.
tract
2[ trakt ]
noun
- a brief treatise or pamphlet for general distribution, usually on a religious or political topic.
Synonyms: disquisition, homily, essay
tract
1/ trækt /
noun
- an extended area, as of land
- anatomy a system of organs, glands, or other tissues that has a particular function
the digestive tract
- a bundle of nerve fibres having the same function, origin, and termination
the optic tract
- archaic.an extended period of time
tract
2/ trækt /
noun
- RC Church an anthem in some Masses
tract
3/ trækt /
noun
- a treatise or pamphlet, esp a religious or moralistic one
tract
/ trăkt /
- A series of body organs that work together to perform a specialized function, such as digestion.
- A bundle of nerve fibers, especially in the central nervous system, that begin and end in the same place and share a common function.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tract1
First recorded in 1350–1400; (in senses referring to extent of space) from Latin tractus “stretch (of space or time), a drawing out,” equivalent to trac-, variant stem of trahere “to draw” + -tus suffix of verbal action; tract 1def 4 is from Medieval Latin tractus, apparently identical with the above, though literal sense unexplained
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tract1
C15: from Latin tractus a stretching out, from trahere to drag
Origin of tract2
C14: from Medieval Latin tractus cantus extended song; see tract 1
Origin of tract3
C15: from Latin tractātus tractate
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