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Added 9 October 2026

tract

/tɹækt/ noun

In Latin: plaga, tractus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about tract at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An extended area of land.
A system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose.
A brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet.

Origin

From Middle English tract, tracte, traht (“a treatise, exposition, commentary”), from Old English traht, tract (“a treatise, exposition, commentary, text, passage”); and also from Middle English tract, tracte (“an expanse of space or time”); both from Latin tractus (“a haul, drawing, a drawing out”), the perfect passive participle of trahō. Doublet of trait.

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