tract
noun
- 1
An area or expanse.
“an unexplored tract of sea”
- 2
A series of connected body organs, as in the digestive tract.
- 3
A small booklet such as a pamphlet, often for promotional or informational uses.
- 4
A brief treatise or discourse on a subject.
- 5
A commentator's view or perspective on a subject.
- 6
Continued or protracted duration, length, extent
- 7
Part of the proper of the liturgical celebration of the Eucharist for many Christian denominations, used instead of the alleluia during Lenten or pre-Lenten seasons, in a Requiem Mass, and on a few other penitential occasions.
- 8
Continuity or extension of anything.
“the tract of speech”
- 9
Traits; features; lineaments.
- 10
The footprint of a wild animal.
- 11
Track; trace.
- 12
Treatment; exposition.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To pursue, follow; to track.
- 2
To draw out; to protract.
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