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tract

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[ trakt ]

noun

  1. an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. Anatomy.
    1. a definite region or area of the body, especially a group, series, or system of related parts or organs:

      the digestive tract.

    2. a bundle of nerve fibers having a common origin and destination.
  3. a stretch or period of time; interval; lapse.
  4. 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.
  5. Ornithology. a pteryla.


tract

2

[ trakt ]

noun

  1. a brief treatise or pamphlet for general distribution, usually on a religious or political topic.

    Synonyms: , ,

tract

1

/ ٰæ /

noun

  1. an extended area, as of land
  2. anatomy a system of organs, glands, or other tissues that has a particular function

    the digestive tract

  3. a bundle of nerve fibres having the same function, origin, and termination

    the optic tract

  4. archaic.
    an extended period of time
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

tract

2

/ ٰæ /

noun

  1. a treatise or pamphlet, esp a religious or moralistic one
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

tract

3

/ ٰæ /

noun

  1. RC Church an anthem in some Masses
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

tract

/ ٰă /

  1. A series of body organs that work together to perform a specialized function, such as digestion.
  2. 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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51Թ 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

Origin of tract2

1400–50; late Middle English tracte, apparently shortening of Medieval Latin ٰٳܲ tractate
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tract1

C15: from Latin tractus a stretching out, from trahere to drag

Origin of tract2

C15: from Latin ٰٳܲ tractate

Origin of tract3

C14: from Medieval Latin tractus cantus extended song; see tract 1
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But unlike builders preparing blocks of tract homes on undeveloped land, individual property owners have specific circumstances and desires.

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In contrast, those that had been exposed to the seasonal flu beforehand had virus only in the respiratory tract — and at pretty low levels.

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An ophthalmologist by trade, Tanton funded organizations that fought immigration and birthright citizenship and published white nationalist tracts.

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Forest Service researchers found that “new fire regimes are increasingly affecting more urban census tracts statewide, meaning greater numbers and more diverse groups of people are being and possibly will be affected by wildfires.”

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When Colleen Henderson’s three-year-old daughter complained of pain while using the bathroom, doctors brushed it off as a urinary tract infection or constipation, common maladies in the potty-training years.

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