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Syllabification: (tract)
Pronunciation: /trakt/
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Definition of tract

noun

  • a short treatise in pamphlet form, typically on a religious subject.

Origin:

late Middle English (denoting a written work treating a particular topic), apparently an abbreviation of Latin tractatus (see tractate). The current sense dates from the early 19th century

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