tractate
[ trak-teyt ]
/ ˈtræk teɪt /
noun
a treatise; essay.
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Origin of tractate
1425–75; late Middle English <Medieval Latin tractātus,Latin: handling, treatment, equivalent to tractā(re) to handle, treat (frequentative of trahere to draw) + -tus suffix of v. action
Words nearby tractate
trackway, tract, tractable, Tractarian, Tractarianism, tractate, tract house, tractile, traction, traction alopecia, traction control
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British Dictionary definitions for tractate
tractate
/ (ˈtrækteɪt) /
noun
a short tract; treatise
Judaism one of the volumes of the Talmud
Word Origin for tractate
C15: from Latin tractātus, from tractāre to handle; see tractable
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